Recording Still Images On "Memory Stick"S; Memory Photo Recording - Sony Handycam DCR-PC115 Service Manual

DCR-PC115/PC115E/PC120BT/PC120E
Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s

– Memory Photo recording

You can record still images on "Memory Stick"s.
Before operation
Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camcorder.
(1) Set the POWER switch to MEMORY. Make
sure that the LOCK switch is set to the right
(unlock) position.
(2) Keep pressing PHOTO lightly until the
desired still image appears. The green z mark
stops flashing, then lights up. The brightness
of the image and focus are adjusted, being
targeted for the middle of the image and are
fixed. Recording does not start yet.
(3) Press PHOTO deeper.
The still image will be displayed after the
shutter sounds.
Recording is complete when the bar scroll
indicator disappears.
The image when you pressed PHOTO deeper
will be recorded on the "Memory Stick."
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POWER
LOCK
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Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s
– Memory Photo recording
Recording images continuously
You can record still images continuously. Select
one of the three modes described below before
recording.
NORMAL [a]
Your camcorder shoots up to three still images in
1360 × 1020 size or nine still images in 640 × 480
size at about 0.5 sec intervals. ( )
HIGH SPEED (Recording image size is 640 ×
480) [a]
Your camcorder shoots up to 16 still images in
640 × 480 size at about 0.07 sec intervals. (
MULTI SCRN (Recording image size is 640 ×
480) [b]
Your camcorder shoots nine still images at about
0.4 sec intervals and displays the images on a
single page divided into nine boxes. Still images
are recorded in 640 × 480 size. (
[a]
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(1)
(2)
z
(3)
[a][b]
2
SFN 1 / 12
1360
PHOTO
3
SFN
1360
PHOTO
[a]: Number of recorded images/
[b]: Approximate number of
images can be recorded on the
LOCK
"Memory Stick"/
NORMAL [a]
×
)
HIGH SPEED
×
[a]
)
MULTI SCRN
×
[b]
[b]
Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s
– Memory Photo recording
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
The following functions do not work:
– Wide mode
– Digital zoom
– SteadyShot function
– SUPER NIGHTSHOT
– Fader
– Picture effect
– Digital effect
– Title
– Low lux of PROGRAM AE (The indicator
flashes.)
– Sports lesson of PROGRAM AE (The indicator
flashes.)
While you are recording a still image
You can neither turn off the power nor press
PHOTO.
When you press PHOTO on the Remote
Commander
Your camcorder immediately records the image
that is on the screen when you press the button.
When you press PHOTO lightly in step 2
The image momentarily flickers. This is not a
malfunction.
Recording data
The recording data (date/time or various settings
when recorded) are not displayed while
recording. However, they are recorded
automatically onto the "Memory Stick."
To display the recording data, press DATA
CODE on the Remote Commander during
playback.
When POWER switch is set to MEMORY
The angle of view is slightly larger compared
with the angle of view in CAMERA mode.
Recording still images on
"Memory Stick"s
– Memory Photo recording
(1) Set the POWER switch to MEMORY. Make
sure that the LOCK switch is set to the right
(unlock) position.
(2) Press MENU, then select and decide upon
STILL SET in with the control button
(p. 132).
(3) Select and decide upon PIC MODE with the
control button.
(4) Select and decide upon the desired setting
with the control button.
(5) Press MENU to make the menu setting
×
disappear.
(6) Press PHOTO deeper.
×
×
MENU
If the capacity of the "Memory Stick"
becomes full
" FULL" appears on the screen, and you
cannot record a still image on this "Memory
Stick."
The number of images in continuous shooting
The number of images you can shoot
continuously varies depending on the image size
and the capacity of the "Memory Stick."
During recording images continuously
The flash does not work.
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
PHOTO
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MEMOR Y S E T MEMOR Y S E T
S T I L L S E T S T I L L S E T
P I C MOD E S I NG L E P I C MOD E
QU A L I T Y QU A L I T Y
I MA G E S I Z E I MA G E S I Z E H I GH S P E E D
R E T U R N R E T U R N
[ ME N U ] : E N D [ ME N U ] : E N D
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MEMOR Y S E T
S T I L L S E T
P I C MOD E H I GH S P E E D
QU A L I T Y
I MA G E S I Z E
R E T U R N
[ ME N U ] : E N D
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S I NG L E
NORMA L
MU L T I S C R N
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