Canon 40MC Elura Instruction Manual - Page 40

Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) E 1 VCPROWETR OFF MOVIE P.SCAN PHOTO VCPROWETR OFF MOVIE P.SCAN PHOTO POWETR VCR OFF MOVIE P.SCAN PHOTO 2 3 4 VCR • OFF • MOVIE • P.SCAN • PHOTO • You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camera records the picture to tape for approximately six seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted. 1. Switch the power switch lock lever to the right to unlock it. 2. Turn the POWER switch to PHOTO. • "PHOTO" is shown at the bottom right of the display. 3. Compose your picture and press the start/stop button on the camera lightly. • F flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the focus and exposure and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camera is ready to take the still picture. (While it is displayed you cannot adjust the focus, exposure, zoom or turn the image stabilizer on/off.) • If you want to change the still picture before recording: release the button, select a new picture and then press down the start/stop button lightly once more. • If the subject is unsuitable for autofocus (p. 96), the camera may not be in focus, despite displaying the green mark. In this case: release the start/stop button, adjust the focus manually (p. 60) and retry. 4. Press the start/stop button fully down to take the still picture. • The camera takes the image immediately, and then records the "photo" to the tape for approximately six seconds. During this time the camera also records the sound, and the display also shows the still picture. • A counter display appears, and counts up to six secs as the camcorder records the picture. F disappears from the display. • When finished, return the lock lever to the left. Using the Full Range of Features 40