Sony HANDYCAM DCR-TRV330 Operating Instructions Manual page 33

-- Advanced Recording Operations --
Recording a still image on a tape
-Tape Photo recording
You can record a still image like a photograph. This mode is useful when you want to
record an inrage such as a photograph or when you print a picture using a video printer
(optional).
You can record about 510 images in the SP mode and about 765 images in the LP mode
on a tape which can record for 60 nrinutes in the SP nrode.
Besides the operation described here, your camcorder can record still images on
"Memory Stick's (p. 93) (DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only).
(1) In the standby
mode, keep pressing PHOTO lightly tmtil a still image appears.
The CAPTURE indicator appears on the screen. Recording does not start yet.
To change the still image, release PHOTO, select a still image again, and then
press and hold PHOTO lightly.
(2) Press PHOTO deeper.
The still image on the screen is recorded for about seven seconds. The sound during
those seven seconds is also recorded.
The still image is displayed until recording is completed.
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Notes
• During the tape photo recording, you cannot changc_ the mode or sc,tting.
• The PHOTO button does not work:
while the digital effect function is set or in use.
-while the fader function is in use.
• When recording a still image, do not shake your camcorder. Mosaic-pattern noise may
appear on the image.
To use tape photo recording function using the Remote Commander
Press PHOTO in the Remote Commander. Your camcorder records an image on the
screen immediately.
When you use the tape photo recording function during normal CAMERA
recording
You cannot check an image on the screen by pressing PHOTO lightly. Press PHOTO
deeper. The still image is then recorded for about seven seconds, and your camcorder
returns to the standby mode.
To record clear and less fluctuated still images (DCR-TRV330/TRV530 only)
We recommend that you record on "Memory Stick's.
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