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EN
RECORDING
Power Switch
Basic
Recording
For
Digital
Still
Camera
(D.S.C.)
Basic Shooting (Snapshot)
Shooting Mode Dial
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SNAPSHOT Button
FLASH OPEN Switch |
Flash |
You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images shot with the Shooting Mode Dial set to “VGA” or “XGA” (☞ pg. 15) are recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
NOTE:
You should already have performed the procedures listed below. If not, do so before continuing.
●Power (☞ pg. 6)
●Grip Adjustment (☞ pg. 8)
●Viewfinder Adjustment (☞ pg. 8)
●Loading A MultiMediaCard (☞ pg. 12)
●Picture Quality Mode Setting (☞ pg. 13)
1 Set the Shooting Mode Dial to “VGA” or “XGA”, then set the Power Switch to “
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” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2 Press SNAPSHOT halfway. The screen becomes a still image, which is captured into the camcorder’s memory. However, it is not recorded until SNAP- SHOT is pressed fully.
•At this moment, if you release SNAPSHOT, snapshot recording will be cancelled.
3 Press SNAPSHOT fully.
The image is recorded in the MultiMediaCard.
•Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame (☞ pg. 21).
To Use The Flash (☞ pg. 34) . . .
.... slide FLASH OPEN in the direction of the arrow
printed on the camcorder. The flash is raised. If the flash is not needed, push down the flash. When SNAPSHOT is pressed halfway, the flash fires.
Display
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| Displays the approximate total number of shots that can be stored, including those already |
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| Quality mode, Shooting mode, etc. |
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| Number of shots taken |
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| Displays the number of images that have already been shot. |
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Shooting icon | Appears during shooting and blinks when a MultiMediaCard is not loaded. | ||
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Picture Quality mode
Displays the Picture Quality mode of the stored image. There are 3 modes available:
FINE, STD (Standard) and ECO. (Economy) (in order of quality) (☞ pg. 13).
