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Press and hold PHOTO down lightly, then check out the image.
When the AE/AF lock indicator (z) stops flashing and remains on, your
camcorder is ready for shooting. The brightness of the image and focus are
adjusted, are targeted for the middle of the image, and are set.
When the AE/AF lock indicator (z) stops flashing and remains on, your
camcorder is ready for shooting. The brightness of the image and focus are
adjusted, are targeted for the middle of the image, and are set.
8
Press PHOTO all the way down.
[CAPTURE] appears after the shutter sounds. Recording is
completed when the bar scroll indicator disappears.
[CAPTURE] appears after the shutter sounds. Recording is
completed when the bar scroll indicator disappears.
The image displayed when you pressed PHOTO all the way down in this
step will be recorded.
When you press PHOTO of the Remote Commander, the image appearing on
the LCD display at the moment is recorded.
step will be recorded.
When you press PHOTO of the Remote Commander, the image appearing on
the LCD display at the moment is recorded.
Shooting still images
VIDEO
0
-R
FINE
Number of recorded images
VIDEO
-R
FINE
37
Shooting movies/still images
Notes
•When the mode dial is set to
•When the mode dial is set to
(Still), the following functions do not work.
– 16:9 Wide mode
– Digital zoom
– SteadyShot
– Super NightShot plus
– Color Slow Shutter
– Fader
– Picture effect
– Digital effect
– The Sports lesson feature of [PROGRAM AE] (The indicator flashes.)
– Digital zoom
– SteadyShot
– Super NightShot plus
– Color Slow Shutter
– Fader
– Picture effect
– Digital effect
– The Sports lesson feature of [PROGRAM AE] (The indicator flashes.)
•When the ACCESS lamp lights on, data is being recorded on the disc. Take note of the
following when data is being recorded, or the data and the disc may be damaged.
– Do not shock or vibrate the camcorder.
– Do not turn the power off.
– Do not remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor.
– Do not open the disc cover.
– Do not shock or vibrate the camcorder.
– Do not turn the power off.
– Do not remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC adaptor.
– Do not open the disc cover.
•When you press PHOTO lightly in step 7, the image momentarily flickers. This is not a
malfunction.
•You can neither turn off the power nor press PHOTO while CAPTURE appears on the
LCD display.
•The writing time to the disc for recording may vary depending on the still image size.
Tips
•The amount of recording data may vary depending on the settings for image quality
•The amount of recording data may vary depending on the settings for image quality
and image size, and the type of images you are shooting.
•The recording data (date/time or various settings in effect when shooting) are not
displayed while recording. However, they are recorded automatically onto the disc.
To display the recording data, press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander during
playback.
To display the recording data, press DATA CODE on the Remote Commander during
playback.
•The angle of view for still images is slightly wider compared with the angle of view of
the movie (DCR-DVD201 only).
•If you leave your camcorder powered by battery for 5 minutes, your camcorder
automatically turns off. This is to save battery power and to prevent battery wear.
Turn the power on again by pressing the POWER button for a few seconds. You can
cancel the automatic power-off by setting the
Turn the power on again by pressing the POWER button for a few seconds. You can
cancel the automatic power-off by setting the
(SETUP MENU) – [A.SHUT OFF]
menu item to [NEVER] in the SETUP display.
Shooting still images
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Shooting still images
To select the still image quality and size
To select the still image quality
You can select the image quality from [FINE] or [STANDARD] for still image recording.
The default setting is [FINE].
The default setting is [FINE].
1
Set the mode dial to
(Still).
2
Press SETUP.
3
Use the multi-selector to select
(CAMERA SET) .
4
Use the multi-selector to select [QUALITY].
5
Use the multi-selector to select the desired image quality and press the button
in the center to confirm your selection.
The amount of recording data varies depending on the settings for image
quality.
in the center to confirm your selection.
The amount of recording data varies depending on the settings for image
quality.
Image quality settings
FINE (FINE):
Use this mode when you want to record high quality images. The images are
compressed to about 1/4.
STANDARD (STD):
This is the standard image quality level for your camcorder. The images are
compressed to about 1/10.
FINE (FINE):
Use this mode when you want to record high quality images. The images are
compressed to about 1/4.
STANDARD (STD):
This is the standard image quality level for your camcorder. The images are
compressed to about 1/10.
6
Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.
The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.
[ SETUP ] : END
SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY
BURST
QUALITY
OFF
N. S. LIGHT
RETURN
IMAGESIZE
CAMERA SET
[ SETUP ] : END
PROGRAM AE
FLASH MODE
FLASH LVL
WHT BAL
FLASH MODE
FLASH LVL
WHT BAL
MANUAL SET
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Shooting movies/still images
Shooting still images
[ SETUP ] : END
SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY
BURST
QUALITY
OFF
N. S. LIGHT
RETURN
IMAGESIZE
CAMERA SET
1152
640
[ SETUP ] : END
SELFTIMER
BURST
QUALITY
BURST
QUALITY
1152 x 864
N. S. LIGHT
RETURN
IMAGESIZE
CAMERA SET
REMAIN
[2000]
640 x 480
[ SETUP ] : END
PROGRAM AE
FLASH MODE
FLASH LVL
WHT BAL
FLASH MODE
FLASH LVL
WHT BAL
MANUAL SET
To select the still image size (DCR-DVD201 only)
You can select either of 2 image sizes, 1152
× 864 or 640 × 480.
The default setting is 1152
× 864.
1
Set the mode dial to
(Still).
2
Press SETUP.
3
Use the multi-selector to select
(CAMERA SET).
4
Use the multi-selector to select [IMAGESIZE].
5
Use the multi-selector to select the desired image size and press the button in
the center to confirm your selection.
The indicator changes as follows:
the center to confirm your selection.
The indicator changes as follows:
6
Press SETUP
The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.
The SETUP display disappears from the LCD display.
Tip
The image size is 640 x 480 for DCR-DVD101.
The image size is 640 x 480 for DCR-DVD101.
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