Record mode
Check the recording
The last image recorded is played back for 2 to
3 seconds. After checking, the camera will be set to a recording pause.
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Press the joystick during the recording pause until the icon 1 appears.
2Move the joystick down to select the recording check icon [
].
1
Blank search function
Searches for the last part of the image recorded (unused part of the tape).
≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.
1Set [BASIC] >> [BLANK SEARCH] >> [YES].
ªStopping blank search midway
through
Move the joystick down.
≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then the
camera will stop at the end of the tape.
≥The camera stops at a point approx. 1 second before the end of the last image recorded. When you start recording at that point, the image can be recorded seamlessly from the last image.
Recording still pictures onto a card (Photoshot)
≥Set to Card Recording Mode.
1Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button.
PHOTO
SHOT
ªTo record still pictures clearly
≥When zooming in on the subject with a magnification of 4k to 10k or higher, it is difficult to reduce the slight shaking from holding the movie camera by hand. We recommend decreasing the zoom magnification and approaching the subject when recording.
≥When recording still pictures, hold the movie camera firmly with your hands and keep your arms stationary at your side so as not to shake the movie camera.
≥You can record stable pictures without shaking by using a tripod and the remote control.
≥For the number of still pictures to be recorded on a card, refer to
≥The sound cannot be recorded.
≥While data are recorded on a card, do not operate the mode dial.
≥When the access lamp is lit, do not insert or remove a card.
≥Another product may degrade or not play back data recorded on this camera.
≥If set [PICT. QUALITY] >> [ 
],
noise may appear on a playback image depending on the picture content.
≥When the [PICTURE SIZE] is set to other than [640], the mega pixel recording mode is set.
≥When the picture size setting is other than [640], the scene around the subject can be recorded wider than that in [640].
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