Record mode28LSQT0973Recording still pictures on a cardwhile recording image onto a tapeYou can record still pictures while recordingimage onto a tape.≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.1 Press the [PHOTO SHOT] button fully whilerecording image onto a tape.≥For the number of still pictures to be recordedon a card, refer to -74-.≥When recording pictures onto a card, therecording start/stop button is disabled.≥You can select a picture quality for still picturesto be recorded. (-30-)≥In tape recording mode, the size of pictures thatcan be recorded is [640].≥In order to record higher quality still pictures,you must use the card recording mode.≥If the wide mode is used, you cannot recordimages onto the card.≥The [PHOTO SHOT] button does not work if it ispressed halfway.Check the recordingThe last image recorded is played back for 2 to3 seconds. After checking, the Camcorder will beset to a recording pause.≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.1 Press the joystick during the recordingpause until the icon 1 appears.2 Move the joystick down to select therecording check icon [ ].Blank search functionSearches for the last part of the image recorded(unused part of the tape).≥Set to Tape Recording/Playback Mode.1 Set [BASIC] or [ADVANCE] >>[BLANK SEARCH] >> [YES].ª Stopping a blank search midwaythroughMove the joystick down to select the [∫] icon.≥If the cassette tape has no blank part, then theCamcorder will stop at the end of the tape.≥The Camcorder stops at a point approx.1 second before the end of the last imagerecorded. When you start recording at thatpoint, the image can be recorded seamlesslyfrom the last image.PHOTOSHOT1