Sony Handycam DCR-PC101 Operating Instructions Manual page 48

Recording a still image on a tape – Tape Photo recording
If you record a moving subject with the tape photo recording function
When you play back the still image on other equipment, the image may fluctuate.
When you press PHOTO on the Remote Commander
Your camcorder immediately records the image that is on the screen when you press
the button.
To record still images on a tape during tape recording
You cannot check an image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. Press PHOTO
deeper. The still image is recorded for about seven seconds and your camcorder returns
to tape recording standby.
To record clear and less fluctuated still images
We recommend that you record on "Memory Stick"s.
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