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Zooming: Optical, Advanced and Digital
Zoom
The camcorder offers three types of
zoom: optical, advanced and digital
zoom. You can also change the zoom
speed.
Selecting the Zoom Type
Options
Default value
[
MENU]
[
CAMERA SETUP]
[ZOOM TYPE]
Desired option
NOTES
The advanced zoom cannot be selected if
[WIDESCREEN] is set to [
OFF].
Using the Zoom
Move the zoom lever toward
W
to
zoom out (wide-angle). Move it
toward
T
to zoom in (telephoto).
Press gently for slower zooms; press
harder for faster zooms. You can also
set [ZOOM SPEED] (
46) to one of
three constant speeds (3 is the fastest,
1 the slowest).
NOTES
• Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) to the subject.
At full wide-angle, you can focus on a
subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.).
• When [ZOOM SPEED] is set to [
VARIABLE], the zoom speed will be
faster in record pause mode than when
actually recording.
Quick Start Function
When you close the LCD panel in
mode, the camcorder enters
the standby mode. In standby mode the
camcorder consumes only about half
the power used when recording, saving
energy when you are using a battery
pack. Additionally, when you open the
LCD panel, the camcorder is ready to
start recording in approximately 1
switch:
[OPTICAL] (37x)
The zoom range is limited to the optical
magnification ratio of the lens.
[ADVANCED]
(41x)
When recording movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio,
in addition to the optical zoom range, the
camcorder processes the image digitally to
obtain a larger zoom range without any
deterioration in image quality. Note that the angle
of view will be wider at both full telephoto and
full wide-angle.
[DIGITAL] (2000x)
When this option is selected, the camcorder will
switch to digital zoom (light blue area on the
zoom indicator) when you zoom in beyond the
optical zoom range (white area on the zoom
indicator). With the digital zoom, the image is
processed digitally so image quality will
deteriorate the more you zoom in.
FUNC.
FUNC.
W
Zoom out
Zoom in
T
