Basic Shooting and Playback 47
A green icon ( ) and {æ& (6/4 only) or {æ will
appear momentarily on the screen and the ACCESS indicator will flash as
the photo is recorded. However, if you record a photo while recording a
movie,
will not appear.
When you have finished taking photos
1 Make sure that the ACCESS indicator is off.
2 Close the LCD panel to turn off the camcorder.
You can also press .
3 Slide the lens cover switch up.
IMPORTANT
• The information in the sidebars (A 43, 44, 45), IMPORTANT section
(A 45) and NOTES section (A 45) on the previous pages also apply
to photos.
NOTES
• Photos are recorded as JPG files. The photo size is 1920x1080*. At this
size, a 1 GB memory card can hold approximately 660 photos. How-
ever, the actual number of photos that can be recorded will vary
depending on the subject and shooting conditions.
* When the video quality is 4 Mbps for MP4 movies, the photo size is 1280x720.
At this size, a 1 GB memory card can hold approximately 1,490 photos.
• Photos cannot be recorded while fading in or fading out a scene.
Zooming
There are two ways you can zoom in and out: using the zoom lever on
the camcorder or using the zoom controls on the touch screen. You
can also select the zoom type (optical, advanced or digital).
Operating modes:
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