Useful Features
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Still Recording on Tape
You can record still images of subjects with
normal sound on a tape by selecting one of two
still recording modes.
Type of Still Recording modes
SNAP:
A still picture is recorded for 6 seconds.
STILL:
A continuous still image is recorded.
2
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until
the menu screen appears.
3
Select
Y
, then press
r
on the
Operation button. Select “SNAP EFF.”
(
1
), then press
r
(
2
).
4
Press
d
or
y
to select “OFF”, then
press
e
.
OF F
PHOTO SNAP
PHOTO
F RAME S
P - I N- P
SHO T
DG T L ZOOM
T AP E SP E E D
1 6 9
9
F RAME S
1 6
:
CAMERA SE T
E F F.
SNAP
OF F
E F F.
SNAP
PHOTO SNAP
SNAP
DG T L ZOOM
T AP E SP E E D
1 6 9
:
S T I L L
CAMERA SE T
E F F.
SNAP
PHOTO SNAP
S T I L L
Selecting Still Recording Mode
1
Set the camcorder to TAPE-CAMERA
mode.
5
Press
y
(
1
) to select “PHOTO
SNAP”, then press
r
(
2
).
6
Press
d
or
y
to select the desired
still recording mode, then press
e
.
7
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button to
turn off the menu screen.
Using Still Recording
1
Set the camcorder to TAPE-CAMERA
mode.
2
In Recording Standby
mode, press the STILL
button.
• A still image of the subject
is displayed.
3
Press the REC START/STOP
button.
• The still image of the subject
will be recorded.
In SNAP mode, the camcorder returns to
Recording Standby mode after recording
a still image for 6 seconds.
To pause recording
Press the REC START/STOP button.
To cancel the still image
In SNAP mode,
press the STILL button while
the camcorder is in Recording Standby
mode.
In STILL mode,
press the STILL button.
Notes:
• Still Recording can also be used during
recording by pressing the STILL button.
• The picture quality in Still Recording mode will
be slightly lower than normal pictures.
