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You can record still pictures
like a photograph.
The camera records
the picture to tape for approximately
6
seconds. The exposure
is automatically
adjusted.
There are two PHOTO
buttons, to let you take still images
from both gripping
positions.
1. Set the camera
to standby
mode
(turn
the POWER
dial
to a recording
program).
2. Press
the PHOTO
button
lightly.
• "PHOTO"
flashes at the bottom
right of the viewfinder.
• During
autofocus
O flashes white in the viewfinder
as the camcorder
adjusts the focus and exposure
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/oft'.)
• To change the still picture before recording:
release the button, select a new picture and then press
down the PHOTO
button lightly once more.
• If the su[_iect is unsuitable
for autofocus
(p. 70), the camera may not be able to focus, and O may
coutinue
to flash in the viewfinder.
In this case: override
the focus temporarily
using the lens' manual
focusing ring (p. 44). The green mark lights tip.
• If you are recording
using manual
focus (p. 44), the O mark will light tip green when you first press
the PHOTO button. Focus the camera using the manual
focusing ring.
3. Press
the PHOTO
button
fully
down
to take
the still picture.
• The camera takes the image almost immediately,
and then records the "photo" to the tape for
approximately
6 seconds. During this time the camera also records the sound, and the viewfinder
also
shows the still picture.
• A counter display is shown, that counts up to 6 secs as the camcorder
records
the picture.
O disappears
from the viewfinder.
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Notes:
• While the camera records the still, you cannot use the camera functions
(POWER
dial/STANDBY
button
do not respond
until recording
is complete).
This applies even when you haven't
loaded a cassette.
• The wireless
controller's
PHOTO button has no half-way
setting, press the button and the camera soon
takes the "photo".
• For even greater versatility
attach a Canon Speedlite
for flash photography
(available
as an optional
accessory,
see page 43).
• Only take "photos"
where it is bright enough
to see the image in the viewfinder.
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