Useful
Features
40
Still Recording on Tape
Available mode:
TAPE-CAMERA
You can record still images of subjects with
normal sound on a tape by selecting one of two
still recording modes.
Still Recording mode options
SNAP:
A still picture is recorded for 6 seconds.
STILL:
A continuous still image is recorded.
Selecting Still Recording Mode
1
Set the camcorder to TAPE-CAMERA
mode (see page 29).
2
Press the MENU/DISPLAY button until
the menu screen appears.
3
Select
Y
, then press SET. Select
“SNAP EFF.” (
1
), then press SET (
2
).
4
Press
f
or
d
to select “OFF”, then
press SET.
5
Press
f
or
d
(
1
) to select “PHOTO
SNAP”, then press SET (
2
).
6
Press
f
or
d
to select the desired still
recording mode, then press SET.
STILL button
REC START/STOP button
OF F
PHOTO SNAP
PHOTO
F RAME S
SHO T
9
F RAME S
1 6
CAMERA SE T
E F F.
SNAP
DG T L ZOOM
T AP E SP E E D
1 6 9
:
RETURN
REC MODE
SET
a
s
OF F
E F F.
SNAP
PHOTO SNAP
SNAP
S T I L L
CAMERA SE T
E F F.
SNAP
DG T L ZOOM
T AP E SP E E D
1 6 9
:
RETURN
REC MODE
SET
a
s
PHOTO SNAP
S T I L L
SET
a
s
1
1
2
SET
a
s
1
1
2
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 is 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.
• If you use SNAP during recording, a still picture
is recorded for 6 seconds, and then the
camcorder enters Recording Standby mode.
• The picture quality in Still Recording mode will
be slightly lower than normal pictures.
