Recording Still Images on a Memory Card Elura 40MC and Elura 50

You can record still images with the camcorder, from a tape in the camcorder or from devices connected via the DV terminal or AV terminal.

Contents:

Using the Camcorder as a Digital Still Camera

Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

Recording from Other Video Devices

The indicators that appear in the display when recording to a memory card

Using the Camcorder as a Digital Still Camera

1. Press and hold the small button on the POWER switch and turn the POWER switch to CAMERA.
   
   

2. Move the TAPE/CARD switch to CARD.
   - The number of images that can still be recorded on the memory card, and other information appear in the display.
   - The camcorder will turn itself off if you are using a battery and do not operate the camcorder for more than 5 minutes. Set the POWER switch to OFF and then back to CAMERA.
   
   

3. Press the <PHOTO> button halfway and hold it.
   - Exposure is locked.
   - During autofocus,   flashes white in the display as the camcorder adjusts the focus, and it is displayed continuously as a green mark when the camcorder is ready to take the still image.
   - The picture may appear out of focus for a moment while the camcorder is focusing.
   
   

4. Press the <PHOTO> button fully.
   -   disappears from the display. The shutter sound sounds and simultaneously the display appears to close for an instant as if it were a shutter releasing.
   - The card access indicator flashes and the card access display appears.
   - The still image shown on the screen will be recorded on the memory card.
   
   

Do not turn off the camcorder, change the position of the TAPE/CARD switch, disconnect the power source, open the memory card cover or remove the memory card while the card access indicator is flashing. Doing so could result in data damage. When you are using a SD Memory Card, make sure that the protect switch is set to allow recording.

To use the self-timer, set the self-timer before step 3, and then press down the <PHOTO> button fully. The wireless controller's <PHOTO> button has no half-way setting. Press the button fully and the camcorder immediately takes the image. Depending on the number of images on the memory card (Windows: more than 1800 images; Macintosh: more than 1000 images), you may not be able to download images to a computer. In such case, use a PC card reader.

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Recording from a Tape in the Camcorder

Recording Still Images from a Movie on the Tape

Record an image from a tape onto a memory card as still images. To automatically record multiple still images from a tape to a memory card, refer to Copying Still Images from Tape to Memory Card.

1. Play back the tape.
   
   
2. When the image you want to record appears in the still display, press the <PHOTO> button halfway down and hold it.
   - The tape is set to playback pause mode and the number of images that can still be recorded on the memory card appears in the display.
   
   
3. Press the <PHOTO> button fully down to record the still image to the memory card.
   - The card access indicator flashes.
   

The still image's data code will reflect the date and time it has been recorded to the memory card. The image size of a still image recorded from tape onto a memory card will be 640 x 480. You can also set the tape to playback pause mode in step 1 and record the image with only 1 full press of the <PHOTO> button. If you record an image onto a memory card that was originally recorded in the 16:9 mode for wide screen TV's, the image will appear to be vertically "squashed" (compressed). The shutter sound doesn't sound in TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode.

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Copying Still Images that were Recorded on a Tape to the Memory Card

Copies multiple still images from a tape to the memory card, using the Photo Search function.

1. Play back the tape.
   
   
2. Locate the first still image on the tape that you want to copy and stop the tape at a point before that image.
   - All the still images on the tape after that point will be copied onto the memory card.
   - If you want to copy all the images on a tape, rewind the tape to the beginning.
   
   

3. Open the menu and select CARD OPER.
   
   

4. Select .
   - CANCEL and EXECUTE settings appear.
   
   

5. Select EXECUTE and press the <SET> button.
   - Select CANCEL to stop copying.
   - Tape and card information appear in the display and copying starts.
   - NOW COPYING appears in the display.
   - The camcorder automatically performs the Photo Search function to locate still images and copying starts. The currently copying image appears in the display.
   - Copying stops when the tape is finished or the memory card is full. When the memory card is full, CARD FULL will appear in the display.
   
   

6. Press the (stop) button when your desired images have finished copying.

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Recording from Other Video Devices

You can record images from a VCR or TV connected through the S-terminal or AV terminal (analog line-in), as well as images from other digital camcorders connected through the DV terminal onto the memory card as still images.

1. Connect the camcorder to the other device.
   
   
2. Prepare the other device.
   
   
3. Insert a memory card into the camcorder.
   
   
4. Turn the camcorder's POWER switch to PLAY (VCR) and move the TAPE/CARD switch to TAPE.
   - There is no need to load a cassette if you only record still images onto a memory card. If a cassette is inserted, make sure the cassette is in stop mode.
   
   
5. Start playback on the other device.
   
   
6. When the image you want to record appears in the display, press the <PHOTO> button halfway down and hold it.
   - The image appears as a still image in the display.
   - The number of images that can still be recorded on the memory card appears in the display.
   
   
7. Press the <PHOTO> button fully down to record the image to the memory card.
   - The card access indicator flashes.
   
   

When dubbing to a tape via the DV terminal, make sure that AVDV is not displayed on the screen. If so, set AVDV OUT to OFF in the menu. If you record an image onto a memory card that was originally recorded in the 16:9 mode for wide screen TV's, the image will appear to be vertically "squashed" (compressed). The shutter sound doesn't sound in TAPE PLAY (VCR) mode. The data code of the movie will reflect the date and time it has been recorded onto the memory card. The image size of a still image recorded from analog or digital devices onto a memory card will be 640 x 480.

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Additional Information

Playing back a tape

You can use the LCD screen for instant, on-the-spot playback. The camcorder also plays back the sound track via the built-in speaker.

• When you play back a tape, you can also close the LCD panel with its screen side facing up.
• When you're using the viewfinder to view playback, close the LCD panel.
• To avoid accidental recording, make sure that you slide the tab on the cassette so that it exposes the hole (the switch position is usually labeled SAVE or ERASE OFF).

1. Attach a power source and turn the POWER switch to PLAY (VCR).
   - The power indicator lights up.
   
   
2. Make sure the TAPE/CARD switch is set to TAPE.
   
   
3. Load the cassette.
   
   
4. Press the (play) button to start playback.
   - To end playback, press the (stop) button.
   - To wind the tape forwards, stop playback and press the (fast forward) button.
   - To wind the tape backwards, stop playback and press the (rewind) button.
   - If the playback picture is rough (mosaic-like noise), clean the video heads using a Canon DVM-CL Digital Video Head Cleaning Cassette or a commercially available digital video head cleaning cassette.
   

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The indicators that appear in the display when recording to a memory card:

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