RECORDING Advanced Features
EN 25
Snapshot
Use your camcorder like a regular camera and take a snapshot, or several of them in succession.
5S
MLock button
A
OFFYALP
Power Dial
Display
PAUSE
PHOTO
Flash
Sub SNAPSHOTDuring snapshotFlash Ready Indicator
SNAPSHOT
Press SNAPSHOT during recording (Snapshot dissolve)
SNAPSHOT
Press SNAPSHOT during Record-Standby mode
Snapshot Flash:
SELECT OPERATION MODE
The flash automatically lights at the subject when
1First turn the Power Dial to any operation
it's dark (flash ready indicator appears in the
mode except OPLAY� and OOFF�, make sure
viewfinder or the LCD monitor) when taking a
the viewfinder is pulled out or the LCD
snapshot in Record-Standby (Z pg. 26)
monitor is open fully.
Motor Drive mode:
TAKE SNAPSHOT
Keeping SNAPSHOT pressed provides an effect
2Press SNAPSHOT.
similar to serial photography. (The interval between
If you press during Record-Standby...the still pictures: approx. 0.7 seconds.)
.... OPHOTO� appears and a still image will be
Changing the Snapshot Setting:
recorded for approx. 5 seconds, then the
YStill image with no frame can also be recorded
camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby
(Z pg. 34).
mode.
YWhen you don't want to hear the shutter sound,
If you press during Recording...set BEEP/TALLY to OOFF� in the system menu
.... OPHOTO� appears and a still image will be(Z pg. 34). Though the sound is not heard from
recorded for approx. 5 seconds. The nextthe speaker, it is recorded on the tape.
image then gradually overlaps the
snapshot and normal recording resumes.NOTE:
When the grip strap is fastened to both the strap
YThe sound effect of a shutter closing iseyelet and the sub-strap eyelet, use the Sub
recorded together with the image.
SNAPSHOT button to take a snapshot. |