Taking a still picture
1 Power on the camcorder.
The camcorder automatically enters DV/DSC mode.
2 Set the zoom as appropriate.
Use the Zoom (
) button to compose the picture as you like it.
3 Set the strobe and selftimer if necessary.
Move the Joystick upward (
) to cycle through different strobe and
selftimer modes:
: The strobe is off. It will not fi re even in dark surroundings.
: The strobe is set to auto. If the lighting is not enough, the icon will turn
yellow when you press the shutter halfway, and then the strobe will fi re
when you fully press the shutter down.
: The strobe is on. It will fi re in every shot.
: The selftimer is on. After pressing the Shutter ( ) button, the
camcorder will have ten seconds delay before taking a picture.
4 Set other advanced items if necessary.
Press the Menu/OK ( ) button to open the settings menu and fi ne-tune
your camcorder. See page 24 for more details.
5 Press the Shutter ( ) button halfway down and
hold the button for the camcorder to auto-focus.
When the auto-focus process is done, the color of the focus frame will turn
green.
6 Press the Shutter ( ) button
fully down to take a still
picture.
The picture will be saved in JPEG format.
Zoom
in/out
Change
strobe and
selftimer
modes
Auto-focus/
Take a picture
View last recording
Toggle OSD
mode
