Sony CCD-TRV118 Service Manual page 166

Recording still images on a tape – Tape Photo recording
Notes
•During Tape Photo recording, you cannot change the mode or setting.
•You cannot use PHOTO while using BOUNCE in the Fader function.
•When recording a still image, do not shake your camcorder. The image may fluctuate.
If you record a moving subject with the tape photo recording function
The image may fluctuate when you play back the still image on other equipment.
This is not a malfunction.
To use the tape photo recording function using the Remote Commander
Press PHOTO on the Remote Commander. Your camcorder records an image on the
screen immediately.
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