Panasonic GR-DX300 User Manual

EN

This feature lets you record still images that look like
photographs onto a tape.

Set the VIDEO/MEMORY Switch 

t

 to “VIDEO”,

then set the Power Switch 

@

 to “

” while pressing

down the Lock Button 

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 located on the switch. Open

the LCD monitor fully or pull out the viewfinder fully.

Press MENU 

4

. The Menu Screen appears.

Press + or – 

5

 to select “

 (CAMERA)”, then

press SELECT/SET 

3

.

Press + or – 

5

 to select “SNAP MODE”, then press

SELECT/SET 

3

.

Press + or – 

5

 to select the desired Snapshot

mode, then press SELECT/SET 

3

.

Press + or – 

5

 to select “

RETURN” and press

SELECT/SET 

3

 twice. The Menu Screen closes.

There is the sound effect of a shutter closing.

● To remove the shutter sound, 

墌

 “BEEP” on pg. 34.

● If Snapshot recording is not possible, “PHOTO” 

Q

 blinks

when SNAPSHOT 

9

 is pressed.

● If Programme AE with special effects (

墌

 pg. 27) is

engaged, certain modes of Programme AE with special
effects are disabled during Snapshot recording. In such a
case, the icon blinks.

● If SNAPSHOT 

9

 is pressed when “DIS” is set to “ON”

(

墌

 pg. 33), the Stabiliser will be disabled.

● The Motor Drive mode is disabled when “REC SELECT”

is set to “

 / 

” in the Menu Screen

(

墌

 pg. 35).

● If “REC SELECT” is set to “

 / 

” in the DSC

Menu Screen, still images are recorded on the memory
card as well (640 x 480 pixels).

● During playback as well, all snapshot modes except Nega

mode are available when “

 COPY” is set to

“OFF” in the Menu Screen (

墌

 pg. 35).

● During Snapshot recording, the image displayed in the

viewfinder may be partially missing. However, there is no
effect in the recorded image.

● When a cable is connected to the S/AV connector, the

shutter sound is not heard from the speaker, however it is
recorded onto the tape.

The camcorder’s Full Range AF system offers
continuous shooting ability from close-up (as close as
approx. 5 cm to the subject) to infinity.

However, correct focus may not be obtainable in the
situations listed below (in these cases use manual
focusing):

• When two subjects overlap in the same scene.
• When illumination is low.*
• When the subject has no contrast (difference in

brightness and darkness), such as a flat, one-colour
wall, or a clear, blue sky.*

• When a dark object is barely visible in the viewfinder.*
• When the scene contains minute patterns or identical

patterns that are regularly repeated.

• When the scene is affected by sunbeams or light

reflecting off the surface of a body of water.

• When shooting a scene with a high-contrast back-

ground.

* The following low-contrast warnings appear blinking:

, 

, 

 and 

● If the lens is smeared or blurred, accurate focusing is not

possible. Keep the lens clean, wiping with a piece of soft
cloth if it gets dirty. When condensation occurs, wipe with
a soft cloth or wait for it to dry naturally.

● When shooting a subject close to the lens, zoom out first

(

墌

 pg. 13). If zoomed-in in the auto focus mode, the

camcorder may automatically zoom out depending on the
distance between the camcorder and the subject. This will
not occur when “TELE MACRO” (

墌

 pg. 33) is activated.

Press SNAPSHOT 

9

. “PHOTO” 

Q

 appears while

the snapshot is being taken.

..... “PHOTO” 

Q

 appears and a still image will be

recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the
camcorder re-enters the Record-Standby mode.

..... “PHOTO” 

Q

 appears and a still image will be

recorded for approx. 6 seconds, then the normal
recording resumes.

• Regardless of the Power Switch 

@

 position (“

” or

“

”), Snapshot recording takes place using the

selected Snapshot mode.

Motor Drive Mode
Keeping SNAPSHOT 

9

 pressed provides an effect

similar to serial photography. (Interval between still
images: approx. 1 second)

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