Canon ZR Instruction Manual

Canon ZR Instruction Manual Manual pdf 32 page image

33E Using the FullRange of FeaturesTaking Still Pictures (Photo Mode)MOVIE PHOTOOFF VCR POWERYou can record still pictures like a photograph. The camera records the picture totape for 6 seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted.1. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to[ (Easy Recording) or P , slide the MOVIE/PHOTO switch toPHOTO and the LENS COVER switch to OPEN.• “PHOTO” is shown at the bottom right of the display.2. Press the start/stop button lightly.• flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the focus andexposure and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera isready to take the still picture. (The focus, exposure, and zoom are nowlocked. Also, you cannot turn the image stabilizer on /off)• To change the still picture before recording: release the button, select a newpicture and then press down the start/stop button lightly once more.• If the subject is unsuitable for autofocus (p. 69), the camera may not be infocus, despite displaying the green mark. In this case: release the start/stopbutton, adjust the focus manually (p. 49) and retry.3. Press the start/stop button fully down to take the still picture.• The camera takes the image almost immediately, and then records the“photo” to the tape for 6 seconds. During this time the camera also recordsthe sound, and the display also shows the still picture.Notes:• While the camera records the still, you cannot use the camera functions (when acassette is loaded, the LENS COVER switch/power off do not cut the poweruntil recording is complete).• You cannot use the FADE-T, WIDE or SCROLL digital effects while the camerais set to photo mode (the effect name flashes purple in the display for a fewseconds).• Only take “photos” where it is bright enough to see the image in the display.