Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) - Canon XL 1s Instruction Manual

Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode)

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You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camera records the picture and sound to tape for
approximately 6 seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.
Also, starting your shooting with a still photo makes it easy to find the beginning again later with the Photo
Search function (p. 81).
There are 2 Photo buttons on the camera body, to let you take still images from both gripping positions.
You can take a still picture at any time during regular video recording, or you can put the camcorder into
record pause mode first, then take a still picture.
During record mode
Press the PHOTO fully down and the still picture will be taken immediately.
• The camera takes the images immediately, and then records the "photo" to the tape for approximately 6
seconds. During this time the camera also records the sound, and the display shows the still picture.
• A counter display appears, and counts up to 6 seconds as the camcorder records the picture.
• The camera returns to record pause mode.
During record pause mode
1. Press the Photo button halfway down and hold it:
• "PHOTO" flashes in the viewfinder.
• Exposure is locked.
• During autofocus F flashes white in the viewfinder as the camcorder adjusts the focus and it is
displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera is ready to take the still picture.
(The focus, exposure and zoom are now locked. Also you cannot turn the image stabilizer on/off)
• To change the still picture before recoding: release the button, select a new picture and then press down
the PHOTO button lightly once more.
• If the subject is unsuitable for autofocus (p. 108), the camera may not be able to focus, and F may
continue to flash white in the viewfinder. In this case: override the focus temporarily using the lens'
manual focusing ring (p. 66). The green mark lights up.
• If you are recording using manual focus (p. 66), the F mark will light up green when you first press
the PHOTO button. Focus the camera using the manual focusing ring.
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