Canon Ultura Ultura Instruction Manual - Page 37
Taking Still Pictures Photo Mode
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Taking Still Pictures (Photo Mode) P E OFF POWER VCR PHOTO MOVIE LOCK PHOTO MOVIE LOCK You can record still pictures like a photograph. The camera records the picture to tape for approximately 6 seconds. The exposure is automatically adjusted. You can capture the still images on your computer, enhance or retouch the images and print the images out. (Optional IEEE 1394 computer interface board required.) 1. Set the camera to photo standby mode (slide the POWER switch to [ (Easy Recording) or Q, turn the standby lever to PHOTO). • "PHOTO" is shown at the bottom right of the display. 2. Press the start/stop button 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. (The focus, exposure, and zoom are now locked. Also, you cannot turn the image stabilizer on /off.) • 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. 84), 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. 52) 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 approximately 6 seconds. During this time the camera also records the sound, and the display also shows the still picture. • A counter display is shown, that counts up to 6 secs as the camcorder records the picture. F disappears from the display. Using the Full Range of Features 37