D.S.C. RECORDING (GR-DF470/450 only) EN 27
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. 13)

●Loading a Memory Card ( pg. 18)

VIDEO/

MEMORY SNAPSHOT

Power Switch

Lock Button

1 Remove the lens cap.

2 Open the LCD monitor fully. ( pg. 19)

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. 36, 40.

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. 33).

●When you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set “BEEP” to “OFF”. ( pg. 36, 38)

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 re-open the LCD monitor.

Approximate Number of Storable Images

●The number increases or decreases depending on the Picture Quality/Image Size, etc.

Image Size/Picture Quality

 

 

SD Memory Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 MB

16 MB

32 MB

64 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/FINE

 

47

 

95

 

205

 

425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/STANDARD

 

160

 

295

 

625

 

1285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1024 x 768/FINE

 

21

 

47

 

95

 

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1024 x 768/STANDARD

 

65

 

145

 

310

 

640

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Size/Picture Quality

 

MultiMediaCard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 MB*

16 MB

32 MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/FINE

 

55

 

 

105

 

215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640 x 480/STANDARD

 

190

 

320

 

645

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1024 x 768/FINE

 

25

 

 

50

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1024 x 768/STANDARD

 

75

 

 

160

 

320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Provided (GR-DF470 only)

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