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To capture still images
1 Assign [PHOTO] to an ASSIGN button.
2 Press the ASSIGN button to which
[PHOTO] is assigned or the PHOTO
button on the Remote Commander.
A still image will be recorded on the
“Memory Stick Duo.” appears
when the recording is completed.
You can capture still images during
movie recording.
z Tips
• See page 138 for indicators that appear on the
screen during recording.
Capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo”
(MB) and the number of recordable
pictures
b Notes
• Specifications are for Sony “Memory Stick
Duo.” The actual number of recordable pictures
can vary depending on the recording
environment and the type of “Memory Stick
Duo.”
z Tips
• Image sizes of still images are as follows:
– Recording in HDV format/DVCAM (DV)
format (16:9): 1.2M
– Recording in DVCAM (DV) format (4:3):
0.9M
– Playing back in HDV format: 1.2M
– Playing back in DVCAM (DV) format (16:9):
0.2M
– Playing back in DVCAM (DV) format (4:3):
VGA
To store still images captured from
movies on a tape on “Memory Stick
Duo”
You can capture an image in a movie and
record it on a “Memory Stick Duo” as a still
image. Be sure to insert a recorded tape and
a “Memory Stick Duo” in your camcorder,
Assign [PHOTO] to any one of ASSIGN
buttons (p. 43).
1 Set the POWER switch to VCR.
2 Press the
N (play) button to search for
the scene you want to save as a still
image. Press the ASSIGN button to
which [PHOTO] is assigned or the
PHOTO button on your Remote
Commander at the scene.
b Notes
• The recorded date and time on the tape and the
stored date and time on the “Memory Stick
Duo” are both saved on the “Memory Stick
Duo.” When you view the still images, only the
recorded date and time on the tape will be
displayed on the screen (Data code, p. 53).
• Camera data stored on the tape will not be
copied to the “Memory Stick Duo.”
• You cannot store a still image during using your
camcorder with [PB ZOOM] set to [ON] (p. 91).
• You cannot store a still image under the
following conditions:
– When the shutter speed is slower than 1/60
– While using the fader
– While using smooth slow rec
– While using shot transition
– When [SCAN TYPE] is set to [24] or [24A]
or [30] (p. 83)
1.2M
1440
×
810
0.9M
1080 ×
810
VGA
640 ×
480
0.2M
640 ×
360
256MB 370 500 1400 1750
512MB 770 1000 2900 3650
1GB 1550 2100 6000 7500
2GB 3150 4300 12000 15000
4GB 6300 8500 23500 29500
8GB 12500 17000 48000 60000
1.2M
Recording (Continued)