Can you take stills from a video clip? Also, Is there a photo editing / managing feature?
1319694
I still haven't figured out how to take stills but I just pause the video where I want to take a picture, switch it to full screen and then take a screen shot. photo editing... no. If your going to use this for video editing this is AWESOME! If your going to use this for photo editing this wont work for you at all. I recommend purchasing this for video/sound/music and purchasing adobe lightroom for photo editing. Hope this helped.
2018619
I have not tried that function as I have not found any instruction anywhere in the manual in this regard. However, others tell me that it is possible to shoot still images.
1643954
The video doesn't use any proprietary codecs so as previous posters have said you can extract the still shots with video editing software. Also, I have found the video good enough to extract stills by pausing and doing screen captures (for slideshows, presentations, etc). However these will -not- be good enough to print at high quality. If you want high quality stills then you have to go with a higher end camera. I never had problems with the housing fogging up but that was in Caribbean weather conditions, don't know about colder environments.
197773
No still shots but you can easily take a photo within the video on your iPad or iPhone. It's a great camera for the cost!
1498646
Yes, it can take still photos, it can also take a photograph on an interval timer, good for time-lapse (software would be needed to create a video from the photos). If you have the remote it can be used as a remote trigger for photos and video recording.
1149292
You can't do this simultaneously, but once the video is recorded, you can capture individual frames of it as individual pictures - all in the camera with no other software needed.
1947648
This camera does NOT take still shots directly, you can take screenshots from the video using VLC Media Player, but the camera cannot take still shots directly. This is a video- only camera, it would be a great buy refurbished. I recommend getting it, if you need still shots but don't need full-HD video then I recommend the Samsung F90 (long- zoom) or for a fair stack of dough get a bridge camera.
2012667
Thomas, I love the camera!!! It's extremely easy to transfer the videos to your PC to edit. I have found that even though the software initially permits "frame to frame" editing, it actually edits in segments on the PC. When transferring to "YouTube" I have lost the last segment, yet, I'm a novice at this. It is possible to edit on the camera directly which I have not yet tried. The camera is new to me and I wasn't yet confident enough that I may loose my videos while editing on the camera. The camera is amazing for far distance shooting, the main reason for my purchase. Hope this has been of help. cj
113721
yes you can. i did not buy this camera for the video, but from the small amount i have shot so far, i am very impressed.
2210573
I think you can't. But it is still possible to do what you wish. What you do is to use the flip software to select the best frame(s) from your video clip(s) (you have 30 such frames (pics) per second to choose from) and then export that video frame as a singe picture. Not being able to shot from the Slide camera itself is not entirely negative. By using the video source to hand pick the best frames (pics), you can really pin point and extract the right moment in a much better way than trying to catch a difficult moment with a still camera.
636753
You can take still photos while filming by just pressing a button although that function is disabled if you're filming in the highest setting
761454
I am not sure if you can do that with the camera. I cropped them on my computer...
673861
No pause button, but you can take still pictures while shooting video, which is a huge thing for me. So now I don't have to carry around a camera AND camcorder!!
1966840
I have captured still photos while recording by pressing the shutter button. the picture is captured and the recording continues. I was also confused with this, but when I reviewed the video I eventual saw the pictures taken after the video play back. Yes, I agree this camera is awesome. if you have a smartphone or tablet the sony app turn them into remote controls for the camera through Wi-Fi. I am sorry, if too much info, please disregard.
950221
yes. There is a selection on the bottom left of the screen to instantly save the clip.
627231
Hi Jennifer, It only records video. Although they quality is fairly decent enough for you to take stills from it. Hope that helps. Desi
1012573
so far as I can tell this program is only for photographs. I have not seen any functions for editing videos. I believe that comes with the next program up.