4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “SNAP MODE”, then press it.
5 Rotate the MENU wheel to select the desired Snapshot mode, then press it.
Rotate the MENU wheel to select “1RETURN” and press it twice. The Menu Screen closes.
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
1 Set “CAMERA MODE” to “VIDEO” or “PS-VIDEO” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 26, 27).
2 Press SNAPSHOT.
If you press during Record-Standby . . .
..... “PHOTO” appears and a still image will be recorded
for approx. 6 seconds, then the camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
If you press during Recording . . .
..... “PHOTO” appears and a still image will be recorded
for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal recording resumes.
Motor Drive Mode
Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed provides an effect similar to serial photography. (Interval between still images: approx. 1 second)
NOTES:
● To remove the shutter sound, “BEEP” on pg. 29.
● If Digital Zoom is used while in the “MULTI-4” or “MULTI- 9” mode, Snapshot recording will be performed with 10X magnification.
● If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” blinks when SNAPSHOT is pressed.
● If Programme AE with special effects ( pg. 34) is engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks.
● If SNAPSHOT is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON” ( pg. 27), the Stabiliser will be disabled.
● To dub images recorded on a tape to a memory card, pg. 60.
● When shooting in the Multi-Analyser 4 or Multi-Analyser 9 modes, the optional flash ( pg. 83) will not light.
● During playback as well, all snapshot modes except Nega/
Posi mode are available when “COPY” is set to “OFF” in the Menu Screen ( pg. 39).
● When a headphone set is connected to the PHONE connector, the shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is recorded onto the tape.
18 EN | RECORDING Basic Recording For Video (cont.) |
Power Switch | Shooting | Snapshot (For Video Recording) |
| Mode Switch | This feature lets you record still images that look like |
| |
SNAPSHOT | | photographs onto a tape. |
| SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION |
Button | |
| 1 | Set the Shooting Mode Switch to “VIDEO”, then set the |
| | Power Switch to “ ” while pressing down the Lock |
| | Button located on the switch. Pull out the viewfinder |
| | fully or open the LCD monitor fully. |
| 2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears. |
Lock Button | 3 | Rotate the MENU wheel to select “ CAMERA”. Press |
it and the CAMERA Menu appears.
Display
Menu Screen
SNAP MODE – P I N–UP
FRAME
FUL L
MUL T I – 4
MUL T I – 9
NEGA POS I
FULL Snapshot mode with no frame* √
NEGA POSI Nega/Posi mode* √
FRAME Snapshot mode with frame* √
*There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.
√When “FULL”, “FRAME”, “PIN-UP” or “NEGA
POSI” is selected, snapshot recording will always be performed with higher quality ( pg. 22) even if “CAMERA MODE” is set to “VIDEO”.
