Sony DCR-TRV Operating Instructions Manual page 47

Recording still images on a tape – Tape Photo recording
If you record a moving subject with the tape photo recording
The picture may fluctuate when you play back the still images on other equipment.
This is not a malfunction.
To use tape photo recording using the Remote Commander
Press PHOTO on the Remote Commander. Your camcorder records a picture on the
screen immediately.
To use the tape photo recording during normal recording on a tape
You cannot check the image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. Press PHOTO
deeper. The still image is then recorded for about seven seconds and your camcorder
returns to the standby mode.
To record still images with higher quality (except DCR-TRV16)
We recommend that you record on "Memory Stick"s using the memory photo
recording (p. 112).
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