Recording Mode For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: Recording Mode ..To Cancel Blank Search Before CompletionPress the [ ¦ ] Button. Digital Still Picture • We recommend that you press the [STILL] Button first at the position where you wish to record the still picture so as to enter the Digital Still Picture Mode and then press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button. 1 Set the Mode Dial 38 to Card Recording Mode. 2 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button 35 . • The [ PICTURE ] Indication lights up in red. ..Selecting the quality of Photoshot imagesSet [CARD RECORDING MENU] >> [CARD] >> [PICT QUALITY] >> a desired image quality. 13 38 Recording a Still Picture on a Card (Photoshot) Still pictures can be recorded on the Memory Card from the Camcorder. 19 14 1513 16 17 35 ..Maximum number of still pictures recordable on an SD Memory card (optional) PICTURE QUALITY FINE NORMAL ECONOMY 32 MB 220 440 880 64 MB 440 880 1 760 128 MB 880 1 760 3 520 256 MB 1 760 3 520 7 040 512 MB 3 520 7 040 14 080 1 GB 7 040 14 080 28 160 • These figures vary depending on the subject being photographed. RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot • The [ ] Indication appears. 19 14 1513 16 17 When the [STILL] Button 13 is pressed, images become still pictures. When the button is pressed again, the Digital Still Picture Mode is canceled. Progressive Photoshot When the [ P ] Indication is displayed, Progressive Photoshot Function works. You can record still pictures with higher quality by using this function. • The Progressive Photoshot Function may not be activated depending on the function you use. (p. 54) • To record still pictures with higher quality, we recommend setting to the Card Recording Mode. (To activate the Progressive Photoshot Function regardless of the function you use) • When you record onto the tape and the card simultaneously, the Progressive Photoshot Function is not activated. The still pictures can be recorded on a Card at regular intervals. 1 Set [CARD RECORDING MENU] >> [CARD] >> [BURST MODE] >> [ON]. • When [ON] is selected, the still pictures can be recorded in approximately 0.5 second intervals until the [PHOTO SHOT] Button is released or 10 pictures are recorded. 2 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button 35 . 35 • For other notes concerning this item, see page 55. Recording Mode Recording Yourself Quick Start By opening the LCD Monitor and rotating it forward (to the lens side), you can let the subject in front of the Camcorder monitor the shot while recording is in progress. • When the LCD Monitor is opened, the Viewfinder is disabled automatically. However, when the LCD Monitor is rotated forward, the image is also shown in the Viewfinder. • If you prefer to have the image on the LCD Monitor to look like an image in a mirror, set [SELF REC] on the [LCD/EVF] Sub-Menu to [MIRROR]. Images are recorded normally and no left and right reversal occurs. Recording with the Built-in LED Video Light To brighten the natural colors in a scene. Gain Up mode works with the Built-in Video Light to enhance the light’s brightness. 1 Press the [LIGHT] Button 1 1111 . • The Built-in LED Video Light lights and the Gain Up mode is set to on. • Gain Up mode will be brighter than when only the Video Light is on, however, ghost images will appear. 2 Press the [LIGHT] Button. 2 • Gain Up mode is set to off. • To eliminate ghost images, use this mode. 3 Press the [LIGHT] Button. 3 • The Video Light turns off. • Pressing the [LIGHT] Button again returns to 1 . 1 2 3 • For other notes concerning this item, see page 55. By pressing the [QUICK START] Button 40 , the Camcorder will be ready for recording in approximately 1.3 seconds after it is turned on. 1 Press the [QUICK START] Button 40 . • The Quick Start Recording Lamp 40 lights up. 40 2 Set the [OFF/ON] Switch 42 to [OFF]. • The Quick Start Recording Lamp remains lit. 42 3 Set the [OFF/ON] Switch 42 to [ON]. • The Camcorder will be ready for recording in approximately 1.3 seconds. • To Cancel the Quick Start Keep the [QUICK START] Button pressed for approximately 2 seconds and make sure the Quick Start Recording Lamp is not lit. • For other notes concerning this item, see page 56. Self-timer Recording When you set the self-timer, the recording starts automatically after 10 seconds on the Card. 1 Set [TAPE RECORDING MENU] or [CARD RECORDING MENU] >> [CAMERA] >> [SELF TIMER] >> [ON]. 1913 14 15 16 17 • The [ ] Indication appears. 2 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] Button 3535 . • The [ ] Indication flashes and the recording starts after 10 seconds. • You can also use the RapidFire Consecutive Photoshot. (p. 23) • For other notes concerning this item, see page 56. For assistance, please call : 1-800-211-PANA(7262) or, contact us via the web at: Recording Mode Zoom In/Out Functions Digital Zoom Function This feature gives special effects to the picture by recording objects close by or with wide-angle shot. 1 For wide-ang...