JVC GR D90U Instructions - Page 17

Basic Shooting (Snapshot) You can use your camcorder as a digital still camera for taking snapshots. Perform the procedures listed below before continuing. ● Power (੬ pg. 7) ● Grip Adjustment (੬ pg. 8) ● Viewfinder Adjustment (੬ pg. 8) ● Loading A Memory Card (੬ pg. 11) ● Picture Quality/Image Size Setting (੬ pg. 11) 1 Set the VIDEO/DSC Switch 4 to "DSC", then set the Power Switch y to " " or " " while pressing down the Lock Button t located on the switch. Open the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully. 2 Press SNAPSHOT ^. "PHOTO" y appears while the snapshot is being taken. The image is recorded on the memory card. • Still images are recorded in the snapshot mode with no frame. To Delete Unwanted Still Images when unwanted still images are stored in the memory card or its memory is full, refer to "Deleting Files" (੬ pg. 20) and delete unwanted still images. To Remove The Shutter Sound when you do not want to hear the shutter sound, set "BEEP" to "OFF" in the Menu Screen (੬ pg. 30). The sound is no longer heard from the speaker. NOTES: ● Even if "DIS" is set to "ON" (੬ pg. 29), the Stabilizer will be disabled. ● If Snapshot recording is not possible, "PHOTO" y blinks when SNAPSHOT ^ is pressed. ● If Program AE with special effects (੬ pg. 23) is engaged, certain modes of Program AE with special effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a case, the icon blinks. ● If shooting is not performed for approx. 5 minutes when the Power Switch y is set to " " or " " and power is supplied from the battery pack, the camcorder shuts off automatically to save power. To perform shooting again, close the LCD monitor and re-open it. When using the viewfinder, push back it in and pull it out again. ● The Motor Drive mode (੬ pg. 25) is disabled when the VIDEO/DSC Switch 4 is set to "DSC". ● Still images taken are compliant to DCF (Design rule for Camera File system). They do not have any compatibility with devices which are not compliant to DCF. ^ 4 ty Image Size ੬ pg. 11 Shooting icon ੬ pg. 48, 49 Card icon ੬ pg. 48, 49 1024 15 Remaining number of shots ੬ pg. 48, 49 (Approximate Number of Storable Images ੬ pg. 18) Display Picture Quality ੬ pg. 11 To Protect Valuable Files (available only for SD Memory Card) . . . Write/erase protection tab ..... slide the write/erase protection tab on the side of the memory card in the direction of "LOCK". This prevents the memory card from being recorded over. To record on this memory card, slide the tab back to the position opposite to "LOCK" before loading it. MEMORY CARD RECORDING EN 17 (GR-D90 and GR-D70 only)