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Recording
Stills
This
DVD
video
ramera/rerorder
ran
rerord
two types
of still image
on disr
a still to be viewed
oil TV
(MPEG
image
of 704 x 480 pixels)
and
a still to be used
oil PC
(]PEG
image
of 1280 x 960 pixels).
Note:
Recording
of still images
is possible only on DVD-RAM
disc
1 Set the
power
switch
to " [_
PHOTO"
to turn
tile DVD
video
camera/recorder
oil.
Once
tile
DVD video
camera/recorder
starts
to
recognize
tile disc,
tile
CHARGE/ACCESS
in
dicator
will
light.
When
recognition
is finished,
tile
CHARGE/
ACCESS
indicator
will go out.
Make
sure that
[_ appears
on tile screen
(view
finder
or LCD).
• Image
quality
Still image
External
input
still
image
JPEG
MPEG
JPEG
MPEG
1,280
704
640
704
x 960
x 480
x 480
x 480
(pixels)
Tile
quality
of still recording
cannot
be switched.
• Setting
Video
Flash (sold sepa-
rately)
When
recording
still
images
in a dark
place,
or
when
tile subject
is lit fl'om
rear', it is recommended
that
you
use tile optional
Video
Flash
(model
DZ
FLH3).
Re%r
to the
instruction
manual
of Video
Flash
fur details.
(No
Automatically
emits
Auto
display)
light
in dark
place
or in
a place
lit from
rear.
On
_
Always
emits
light
re-
gardless
of brightness
Off
_,
No light
emission
Still
recording
mode
Number
of recordable
stills
Note:
If the
power
switch
is set to "[ _JPHOTO",
the LOCK switch
cannot
be moved
Do not try to
force
it: Doing
so could
cause
a fault
Check tile subject on the screen (viewfinder
or
_" LED).
Press tile REC button.
The DVD video
camera/recorder
atltomatically
focuses
on
the
subject
at the
center
of screen
(when
auto
focus
is selected).
The screen
w'ill be black,
and
then
tile
recorded
still will
be displayed.
When
message
"DISC
ACCESS"
disappears,
re
cording
of still will
be complete.
Set the
switch to " POWER OFF" to turn
power
tile DVD _ideo camera/recorder
off'.
Note:
When the power switch is set to "[]_ PHOTO",
flickering
may occur
in image
on the LCD screen
Note:
Dark subjects may not be in clear focus even
if the Video
Flash is used
It is recommended
that
you light a subject
when iecording
in a dark place
Note:
The DVD video camera/iecorder
automati-
cally sets the shutter speed
between
1/800 and 1/
30 second
(beTween
1/800 and 1/10 second
if Ro-
gram
AE has been
set to Low Light) depending
on
the subject
brightness
Note:
During
recording
of stills, the electronic
im-
age stabilizer
will not function
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