Capturing A Still Image While Recording Movies - Canon DC40 Instruction Manual

Capturing a Still Image while
Recording Movies
While you are recording a movie on the disc you can simultaneously capture the same
picture as a still image on the memory card without interrupting your recording to change
modes. The size of the still image will be S 640x480 and cannot be changed, but the
image quality can be selected.
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1. Set the camcorder to record movies (
2. Press the FUNC. button.
3. First, select (
side column and then select (
bottom bar.
4. Press the FUNC. button to save the setting and close the menu.
5. While you are recording a movie, press the PHOTO button.
The still image is recorded on the memory card while the screen continues to show
the video recording.
The still image cannot be recorded simultaneously on the disc.
The quality of the still image is slightly lower than a still image of the same size
recorded in the
The still image cannot be recorded on the memory card while recording in
Widescreen or while a digital effect is activated.
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) the current image recording symbol from the left
mode.
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) the desired image quality from the