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To capture still images
Press the PHOTO/EXPANDED FOCUS
button or the PHOTO button on the Remote
Commander.
A still image will be recorded on the
“Memory Stick Duo.”
disappears when
the recording is completed.
You can capture still images during movie
recording.
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.”
• You cannot store a still image under the
following conditions:
– When [PROG.SCAN] is set to [OFF] or [30]
and the shutter speed is slower than 1/60
– When [PROG.SCAN] is set to [24] and the
shutter speed is slower than 1/48
– While using the fader
– While using smooth slow rec
– While using shot transition
z Tips
• When you take a still image while not recording
a movie, you will hear the shutter click.
• Image sizes of still images are as follows:
– Recording in HDV format/DV format (16:9):
1.2 M
– Recording in DV format (4:3): 0.9 M
– Playing back in HDV format: 1.2 M
– Playing back in DV format (16:9): 0.2 M
– Playing back in DV format (4:3): VGA
• Indicators displayed on the screen during
shooting are shown on
page 128.
• You can set the PHOTO/EXPANDED FOCUS
button to start the expanded focus function as
you press the button ([PHOTO/EXP.FOCUS]
p. 82).
• The unique pixel array of Sony's ClearVid
CMOS sensor and image processing system
(Enhanced Imaging Processor) allows for still
image resolution equivalent to the sizes
described.
Capacity of the “Memory Stick Duo”
(MB) and the number of recordable
pictures
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.
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 PHOTO/EXPANDED
FOCUS button 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. 52).
• 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. 82).
1.2M
1440
×
810
0.9M
1080 ×
810
VGA
640 ×
480
0.2M
640 ×
360
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
16GB 25500 34500 97500 122000
1.2M
Recording (Continued)