50
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Using the Full
Range of Features
Taking Still Pictures to a Cassette
You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camera records the picture and
sound to tape for several seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.
ELURA20 MC only: Copy still photos automatically to a memory card (
115)
for transfer to a PC for image enhancement and printout. Also, starting your
shooting with a still photo makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the
Photo Search function (
78).
You can take a still picture at any time during regular video recording, or you can
put the camcorder into record pause mode first, then take a still picture.
Press the PHOTO button fully down and the still picture will be taken
immediately.
• The camcorder takes the image immediately, and then records the “photo” to
the tape for approximately 6 seconds (8 seconds in
SP or
LP recording
mode). During this time the camera also records the sound, and the display
shows the still picture.
• A counter display appears, and counts up as the camcorder records the
picture.
• The camera 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
F
flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the
focus and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera is
ready to take the still picture.
During record pause mode
During record mode
2
1
PHOTO
PHOTO
PHOTO
MENU
ELURA20 MC only: To take still images on a memory card, see p. 98.
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