Digital Still Camera
62 Chapter 5
Taking Snapshots
1. Remove the lens cap.
2. Set the Power switch to
M
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A
(manual or
automatic record). (The VIDEO or DSC indicator
comes on.)
3. If the DSC indicator is not on, press the REFRESH
button for approximately 1 second. (The DSC
indicator comes on.)
4. When you’re ready to take a picture, press
SNAPSHOT.
Notes:
• When the remaining picture number icon
blinks 0, you must delete some pictures
before you can store new ones.
• Some sample images have been stored in
the built-in memory at the factory. If you
want to delete them, first unprotect them
(see page 68), then delete them (see page
69).
• If a snapshot is taken while the camcorder
is in the 16 x 9 mode (see page 78), the
snapshot image is recorded without the
black bars at the top and bottom of the
screen.
• During the DSC recording, the zooming
(see page 40), Steady Pix™ (see page 41)
and Video Light (see page 42) functions
can be operated.
• Snapshots are taken in a format based on
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group).
• When you use the LCD monitor outdoors
under direct sunlight, the LCD monitor may
be difficult to see. If this happens, close the
LCD monitor and use the viewfinder
instead.
• To store the snapshots you shot, we
recommend that you transfer them to a
computer and save them on disk (see page
73), or transfer them to a VCR connected to
the camcorder and record them onto a
tape.
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