Canon S3IS PowerShot S3 IS Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 51

Using the Mode Dial Shooting Still Images while Shooting a Movie Shooting Mode You can shoot a high quality still image* while shooting a movie. * The recording pixels and compression are the same as those set for still images (excluding ). 1 While shooting a movie, press the shutter button halfway to focus. Press the shutter halfway so the camera can focus and set exposure for the still image. During this process, movie shooting continues. 2 Press the shutter button all the way to shoot the image. z The movie goes black for an instant while the still image is shot, and then returns to normal. However, sound recording continues uninterrupted. z The shutter sound is also recorded (and cannot be disabled). z The flash will not fire. z The recording pixels of still images taken while shooting movies are fixed at (Large) regardless of being set to . z Continuous shooting of still images is not available. z Movie shooting may stop when shooting a still image if there is insufficient internal memory available. z The following icons appear if the recording speed of the storage media is too slow or if there is insufficient internal memory available, in which case a still image cannot be shot. : While this is blinking, writing is in progress. Shooting is again possible when it stops blinking and stays lit. : Internal memory is full, so shooting is disabled. 49