Still Image Recording & Playback; Still Image Recording; Zooming - JVC GZ-MC500AA Instructions Manual

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Still Image Recording

MODE
Lock Button
Power Switch
1
Set the power switch to
2
Press MODE to select
● The camera is programmed to record still images
on the medium in the CF slot by the factory-
preset. To switch the recording medium, see
pages 19, 48 and 49.
● To change the image size and picture quality, see
pages 48 and 51.
● To use the flash, see page 26.
3
Press the recording start/stop button. PHOTO
indicator appers during shooting. The still image
is recorded.
● To check how the image looks before recording,
press the recording start/stop button halfway and
hold. The
indicator appears and stops blinking
when the captured image is focused. To cancel
the recording, release the recording start/stop
button. To record it on the recording medium,
press the recording start/stop button fully.
NOTES:
● There may be differences in the brightness
between the recorded video and still image, even
if the same subject is shot.
● To turn the shutter sound off, see page 48.
● For approximate number of storable images, see
page 63.
STILL IMAGE RECORDING & PLAYBACK
Zoom Lever
Recording Start/Stop
Button
.
.

Zooming

Use the zoom function for close-up or wide-
angle shooting. You can zoom in up to 8x by
using the optical zoom.
To zoom in
Slide the zoom lever towards T (telephoto).
To zoom out
Slide the zoom lever towards W (wide-angle).
W: Wide angle
● The further you slide the zoom lever, the quicker
the zoom action.
NOTES:
● Zooming is possible up to 8X regardless of the
ZOOM setting in the still image recording mode.
● Focusing may become unstable during zooming.
In this case, set the zoom before recording and
lock the focus by using the manual focus
(
pg. 33), then zoom in or out during recording.
● Macro shooting is possible as close as approx.
5 cm to the subject when the zoom lever is set all
the way to W.
● When you zoom into a subject close to the lens,
the camera may automatically zoom out
depending on the distance to the subject. In this
case, set [TELE MACRO] to [ON]. (
25
EN
T: Telephoto
Zoom zone
Approximate zoom
ratio
pg. 50)

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