Snapshot (For Tape Recording); Auto Focus - JVC 0303-MK-ID-SN Instructions Manual

Snapshot (For Tape Recording)

This feature lets you record still images that look like
photographs onto a tape.
SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
1
Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch
then set the Power Switch
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down the Lock Button
the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2
4
Press MENU . The Menu Screen appears.
3
5
Press + or – to select "
3
press SELECT/SET .
4
5
Press + or – to select "SNAP MODE", then press
3
SELECT/SET .
5
5
Press + or – to select the desired Snapshot
mode, then press SELECT/SET
5
Press + or – to select "
3
SELECT/SET twice. The Menu Screen closes.
FULL
Snapshot mode
with no frame
PIN-UP
Pin-Up mode
There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
1
9
Press SNAPSHOT
the snapshot is being taken.
If you press during Record-Standby . . .
Q
..... "PHOTO" appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the
camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
If you press during Recording . . .
Q
..... "PHOTO" appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal
recording resumes.
• Regardless of the Power Switch
" "), Snapshot recording takes place using the
selected Snapshot mode.
Motor Drive Mode
9
Keeping SNAPSHOT
similar to serial photography. (Interval between still
images: approx. 1 second)
t
to "VIDEO",
@
to " " while pressing
located on the switch. Open
(CAMERA)", then
3
.
RETURN" and press
NEGA
(GR-DX300
only)
Nega mode
FRAME
Snapshot mode
with frame
Q
. "PHOTO" appears while
@
position ("
pressed provides an effect
NOTES:
To remove the shutter sound,
If Snapshot recording is not possible, "PHOTO"
when SNAPSHOT
If Programme AE with special effects (
engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special
effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a
case, the icon blinks.
If SNAPSHOT
( pg. 33), the Stabiliser will be disabled.
The Motor Drive mode is disabled when "REC SELECT"
is set to "
( pg. 35).
If "REC SELECT" is set to "
Menu Screen, still images are recorded on the memory
card as well (640 x 480 pixels).
During playback as well, all snapshot modes except Nega
mode are available when "
"OFF" in the Menu Screen (
During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the
viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no
effect in the recorded image.
When a cable is connected to the S/AV connector, the
shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is
recorded onto the tape.
The camcorder's Full Range AF system offers
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as
approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.
However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the
situations listed below (in these cases use manual
focusing):
• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
• When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in
brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour
wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast back-
ground.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:
, , and
NOTES:
If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not
possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft
cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first
( pg. 13). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the
" or
camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will
not occur when "TELE MACRO" (
"BEEP" on pg. 34.
9
is pressed.
9
is pressed when "DIS" is set to "ON"
/ " in the Menu Screen
/
COPY" is set to
pg. 35).

Auto Focus

pg. 33) is activated.
FOR RECORDING
Q
blinks
pg. 27) is
" in the DSC
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