Sharp VL-ME100 User Manual
Digital Still Camera Features
Camera Recording
Card Recording
Available mode: CARD-CAMERA
It is possible to take a still picture in the same
way as you do with a standard camera and
record that image on the card.
Media Selection switch
Power Zoom buttons
STILL button
POWER switch
1 Insert a card in the camcorder (see
page 15).
2 Remove the lens cap. Pull out the
viewfinder completely or open the LCD
monitor.
3 Set the Media Selection
switch to CARD.
4 Hold down the Lock button and set the
POWER switch to CAMERA.
• The camcorder turns on in CARDCAMERA mode, and the picture from the
lens is displayed on the screen.
Number of shots taken
CARD
2/22
NORMAL
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5 Press the Power Zoom buttons to frame
the subject as you desire.
Note: In CARD-CAMERA mode, the zoom will
give magnification of 1–7×.
6 Press the STILL button to record a still
image of the subject.
• The O indicator flashes red while data is
being recorded on the card, and returns
to white when recording is completed.
CARD
2/22
NORMAL
RE CORD I NG TO
MEMORY CARD
AUTO
Notes:
• In CARD-CAMERA mode, the angle of field is
slightly wider than in TAPE-CAMERA or DUALCAMERA mode.
• Recording under insufficient lighting may result
in blurred images. It is recommended that you
use a tripod to record insufficiently illuminated
subjects.
• Recording under the light of a fluorescent,
mercury, or sodium lamp may cause flickering in
the image and, depending on the timing of the
shot, may result in changes to colour hue in the
image.
• “RECORDING TO MEMORY CARD” or
“RECORDING TO TAPE” is displayed during the
recording of still images. This display indicates
whether the still image is being recorded to a
card or to tape. If you do not want this to be
displayed, set the MEDIA DISP menu item in the
OTHERS menu to “OFF” in one of the CAMERA
modes.
• It is also possible to record still images on a card
by pressing the CARD REC button on the
infrared remote control.
Digital Still Camera
Features
Lock button
Number of shots remaining
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Caution:
• Do not turn the power off or remove the card
while the O indicator is flashing in step 6,
because this may delete or damage images on
the card.
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Digital Still Camera Features
Camera Recording
Selecting the Picture Quality
and Image Size
The picture quality of still images recorded on a
card and the number of recordable images
depend on the combination of the picture
quality and image size settings. Select the
appropriate settings to match the purpose of
recording.
Approximate number of recordable
images (with the supplied 8 MB
MultiMediaCard)
Image size
1280 x 960 640 x 480
NORMAL
Picture
quality
Note:
• The number of recordable images differs
depending on the combination of picture quality
and image size settings being used and the
images being shot.
ECONOMY
FINE
Selecting the Picture Quality
Available modes: CARD-CAMERA, DUAL-
CAMERA
The camcorder compresses each image with
the picture quality setting to save memory on a
card.
Picture quality options
NORMAL: Records images with standard
picture quality.
Features
ECONOMY: Allows you to take more shots than
in NORMAL mode but with a lower quality.
Digital Still Camera
FINE: Records images with higher quality than
in NORMAL mode but with a lower number of
recordable images.
24 100
46 180
11 60
1 In CARD-CAMERA or DUAL-CAMERA
mode, display the menu screen (see
page 31).
2 Touch [K] or [L] to select “W”, and
then touch [SET]. Touch [K] or [L] to
select “REC MODE”, and then touch
[SET].
CAMERA SET
REC MODE
IMAGE SI ZE
GU I DE F RM
FLASH
RET URN
NORMA L
ECONOMY
FINE
SET
RE TURN
3 Touch [K] or [L] to select “NORMAL”,
“ECONOMY”, or “FINE”, and then touch
[SET].
REC MODE
NORMAL
4 Touch [RETURN] until the menu screen
turns off.
• The selected picture quality indicator is
displayed.
1/1 DISP
GA MMA
RE TURN
Note:
• The picture quality indicator is also displayed in
CARD-VCR mode. The picture quality indicator
displayed during playback is based on the
amount of data for that recorded image. Since
the amount of data differs depending on factors
such as image detail, sometimes the picture
quality indicator displayed during playback may
not match the quality setting used during
recording.
EFF.
-
Picture quality indicator
CARD
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NORMAL
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Selecting the Image Size
Available mode: CARD-CAMERA
Still images recorded on a card are made up of
pixels. You can select the number of pixels in
still images. Larger numbers of pixels provide
greater image detail, but also use more card
memory.
Image size options
1280 x 960 (1280): Images are recorded in
1280 × 960 pixels.
640 x 480 (640): Images are recorded in 640 ×
480 pixels.
1 In CARD-CAMERA mode, display the
menu screen (see page 31).
2 Touch [K] or [L] to select “W”, and
then touch [SET]. Touch [K] or [L] to
select “IMAGE SIZE”, and then touch
[SET].
CAMERA SET
REC MODE
IMAGE SI ZE
GU I DE F RM
FLASH
RET URN
1280x960
640x480
RE -SET
TURN
4 Touch [RETURN] until the menu screen
turns off.
• The selected image size indicator is
displayed.
1/1 DISP
GA MMA
RE TURN
EFF.
-
Image size indicator
Note:
• In DUAL-CAMERA mode, the image size is fixed
at 640 × 480 pixels.
CARD
3/21
NORMAL
[ 1280]
3 Touch [K] or [L] to select “1280×960”
or “640×480”, and then touch [SET].
IMAGE S I ZE
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