JVC GR-DX300 EN - Manual (Page 29)

EN
29 FOR RECORDING
Snapshot (For Tape Recording)
This feature lets you record still images that look like
photographs onto a tape.
SNAPSHOT MODE SELECTION
1
Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch t to “VIDEO”,
then set the Power Switch @ to “ ” while pressing
down the Lock Button $ located on the switch. Open
the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.
2
Press MENU 4 . The Menu Screen appears.
3
Press + or – 5 to select “ (CAMERA)”, then
press SELECT/SET 3 .
4
Press + or – 5 to select “SNAP MODE”, then press
SELECT/SET 3 .
5
Press + or – 5 to select the desired Snapshot
mode, then press SELECT/SET 3 .
Press + or – 5 to select “ RETURN” and press
SELECT/SET 3 twice. The Menu Screen closes.
There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.
Snapshot mode
with no frame
Snapshot mode
with frame Pin-Up mode
NOTES:
● To remove the shutter sound, ੬
“BEEP” on pg. 34.
● If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” Q blinks
when SNAPSHOT 9 is pressed.
● If Programme AE with special effects ( ੬
pg. 27) is
engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special
effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a
case, the icon blinks.
● If SNAPSHOT 9 is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON”
(
੬
pg. 33), the Stabilizer will be disabled.
● The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC SELECT”
is set to “ / ” in the Menu Screen
(
੬
pg. 35).
● If “REC SELECT” is set to “ / ” in the DSC
Menu Screen, still images are recorded on the memory
card as well (640 x 480 pixels).
● During playback as well, all snapshot modes except
Nega mode are available when “ COPY” is set
to “OFF” in the Menu Screen (
੬
pg. 35).
● During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the
viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no
effect in the recorded image.
● When a cable is connected to the S/AV connector, the
shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is
recorded onto the tape.
Auto Focus
The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as
approx. 5 cm (2'') to the subject) to infinity.
However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the
situations listed below (in these cases use manual
focusing):
• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
• When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in
brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-color
wall, or a clear, blue sky.*
• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical
patterns that are regularly repeated.
• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light
reflecting off the surface of a body of water.
• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast back-
ground.
* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:
, , and
NOTES:
● If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not
possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft
cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.
● When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first
(
੬
pg. 13). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the
camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the subject. This
will not occur when “TELE MACRO” (
੬
pg. 33) is
activated.
SNAPSHOT RECORDING
1
Press SNAPSHOT 9 . “PHOTO” Q appears while
the snapshot is being taken.
If you press during Record-Standby . . .
..... “PHOTO” Q appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the
camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.
If you press during Recording . . .
..... “PHOTO” Q appears and a still image will be
recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal
recording resumes.
• Regardless of the Power Switch @ position (“ ” or
“ ”), Snapshot recording takes place using the
selected Snapshot mode.
Motor Drive Mode
Keeping SNAPSHOT
9 pressed provides an effect
similar to serial photography. (Interval between still
images: approx. 1 second)
Nega mode
FULL NEGA
(GR-DX300
only)
FRAME PIN-UP