User Guide

Using the Full

Range of Features

Recording Still Images onto a Tape

You can record still images like photographs. The camcorder records the picture

and sound to tape for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.

Copy still images automatically to a memory card ( 137) for transfer to a PC for

image enhancement and printout. Also, starting your shooting with a still image

makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the Photo Search function

( 83).

You can take a still image at any time during regular video recording, or you can

put the camcorder into record pause mode first, then take a still image.

Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still image will be taken

immediately.

• The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo” to the

tape for approximately 6 seconds. During this time the camcorder also records

the sound, and the display shows the still image.

• A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the image.

• The camcorder returns to record pause mode.

1. Press the PHOTO button halfway down and hold it.

• “PHOTO” flashes at the bottom right of display.

• Exposure is locked.

• During autofocus

flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the

focus and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camcorder

is ready to take the still image.

During record pause mode

During record mode

PHOTO

To take still images on a memory card, see p. 106.

CAMERA

TAPE