Panasonic PV-DV950 - Digital Still Picture Recording (Photoshot); Using the Photoshot Button

Using
the Movie
Camera
as a
Digital
Still Camera
(Photoshot)
With this function,
you
can record
still pictures with
sound
for approximately
7 seconds
each.
This function
is convenient for
example for
pictures
that
you
want
to
print
on a Video Printer.
1
Press the [PHOTO
SHOT]
Button.
(This
function can
be used during recording,
too.)
The Movie Camera
records
a still picture
for
approximately
7
seconds and then
switches over
to
the Recording
Pause Mode.
• The
image on the
LCD Monitor or in the
Finder
also
stands
still.
If you
select
[SHUTTER] to
[ON] on the
Menu,
the
screen
blinks briefly
and
a simulated
shutter
click
sound
can be heard when
you
press
the [PHOTO
SHOT] Button.
•
With the
still pictures
that
you have
recorded
in the
Photoshot
Mode,
you can do the
following:
•Index
Search
(^
33)
(However,
searching for the
picture(s)
recorded
at
the
beginning of the
tape
may not be
possible.)
If you select
[SHUTTER]
to [ON]
on
the Menu
[SHUTTER]
to [ON], the
visual
shutter
effect
and
the click sound
are also
recorded. (There
is
a slight
delay
between pressing
the
[PHOTO
SHOT]
Button
and the
actual
start of recording.
The
visual
shutter
effect and
click
sound may
occur
with slight
delay after
recording of the still
picture has
started.)
The
picture
quality deteriorates
slightly.
Using
the Photoshot Function
makes
the
Remaining
Tape Time Indication disappear.
Resuming
normal recording makes the
Remaining
Tape
Time Indication
appear
again.
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