Basic Shooting (D.S.C. Snapshot)
You can use your camcorder as a Digital Still Camera for taking snapshots. Still images are stored in the memory card.
NOTE:
Before continuing, perform the procedures listed below:
●Power ( pg. 11)
●Loading a Memory Card ( pg. 14)
SNAPSHOT
Power Switch
Lock Button
VIDEO/MEMORY 
1 Remove the lens cap.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 15)
3 Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”.
4 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.
●To change the Image Size and/or Picture Quality, pg. 27, 30.
5 Press SNAPSHOT. The “O” indication appears while the snapshot is being taken.
●To check how the image looks before recording it in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT halfway and hold. The “ 
” indicator appears and stops blinking when the captured image is focused. To cancel the recording, release SNAPSHOT. To record it in the memory card, press SNAPSHOT fully.
●Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame.
●To delete unwanted still images, refer to “Deleting Files” ( pg. 25).
●When you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set “BEEP” to “OFF”. ( pg. 27, 29)
NOTE:
If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the Power Switch is set to “A” or “M” and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, push back and pull out the viewfinder again or close and
Approximate Number of Storable Images
●The number increases or decreases depending on the Picture Quality/Image Size, etc.
Image Size/Picture |
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Quality | 8 MB** | 16 MB* | 32 MB* | 64 MB* | |
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640 x 480/FINE | 47 | 95 | 205 |
| 425 |
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640 x 480/STANDARD | 160 | 295 | 625 |
| 1285 |
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1024 x 768/FINE | 21 | 47 | 95 |
| 200 |
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1024 x 768/STANDARD | 65 | 145 | 310 |
| 640 |
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1280 x 960/FINE | 13 | 29 | 60 |
| 125 |
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1280 x 960/STANDARD | 45 | 95 | 205 |
| 425 |
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1600 x 1200/FINE | 8 | 19 | 41 |
| 80 |
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1600 x 1200/STANDARD | 28 | 60 | 130 |
| 275 |
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| 8 MB* | 16 MB* | 32 MB* |
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640 x 480/FINE | 55 | 105 | 215 | |
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640 x 480/STANDARD | 190 | 320 | 645 | |
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1024 x 768/FINE | 25 | 50 | 100 | |
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1024 x 768/STANDARD | 75 | 160 | 320 | |
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1280 x 960/FINE | 16 | 32 | 60 | |
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1280 x 960/STANDARD | 50 | 105 | 215 | |
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1600 x 1200/FINE | 10 | 21 | 42 | |
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1600 x 1200/STANDARD | 34 | 65 | 135 | |
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Interval Shooting
During Interval Shooting mode, the camcorder continues to take snapshots automatically with an interval of your desired setting.
1 Set “INT.SHOT” to “ON”. ( pg. 27, 30)
● “INTERVAL” and “ | ” appears. |
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2 Set “INT.TIME” to the desired shooting interval. |
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PLAYBACK& | |||
4 Press SNAPSHOT. | |||
( pg. 27, 30) |
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3 Set the Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing |
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down the Lock Button located on the switch. | RECORDING | ||
being taken. |
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● First shot is taken after 2 seconds. |
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● The “O” indicator appears while the snapshot is being |
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taken. |
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● The clock icon “ | ” turns while waiting for the next shot is |
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● The next shot is being taken automatically when the | (D.S.C.) | ||
shooting interval set in step 2 has passed. | |||
5 Press SNAPSHOT to stop Interval Shooting. | CAMERA | ||
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To cancel Interval Shooting mode |
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Set “INT.SHOT” to “OFF” in step 1. | STILL | ||
● To distinguish between still images taken in Interval | |||
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Shooting mode and other still images, it is recommended |
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that you reset the file names before shooting. ( pg. 24) | DIGITAL | ||
● Interval Shooting will stop if the battery runs out of power or | |||
the Memory Card becomes full. | |||
● The function “Animation” in the provided software “Digital | |||
Photo Navigator” can be used to create movie files from the captured still images (Windows® only). To create movie files with the Macintosh, it is recommended that you use the function “Creating a Slideshow From Still Images” in the commercial software “QuickTime Pro”.
