40
E
Recor
ding
T
W
ZOOM
W
T
T
W
Zooming
This camcorder is equipped with 20
×
optical zoom and 100
×
digital zoom. Optical zoom and digital
zoom can be operated from either the side grip, the camcorder handle or the wireless controller.
•
Digital zoom cannot be used in CARD CAMERA mode.
Press the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle.
Press it towards T to zoom in to telephoto.
•
The speed of the zoom controls on the camcorder can be changed in the CAMERA SET UP
submenu (grip zoom: variable, low, medium and fast; handle zoom: low, medium and fast).
•
The speed of the zoom control of the wireless controller cannot be adjusted.
The digital zoom magnifies the camcorder’s zoom range by up to 5 times.
To change the digital zoom, open the menu and select CAM.SET UP. Then select
DIGITAL ZOOM, set it to 40
×
or 100
×
and close the menu.
The zoom control continues to work as usual. You can freely zoom in and out between 1
×
and 40
×
or 1
×
and 100x magnification — the camcorder automatically switches between optical zooming
(up to 20
×
) and digital zooming (20
×
to 100
×
).
Notes:
•
When zooming, as a rule, keep at least 1m (3 ft 3
3
/
8
in) between you and your subject. However
when the zoom is at the wide-angle position, you can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (
3
/
8
in).
•
Image resolution decreases the further you zoom towards 100
×
in digital zoom range.
•
When the digital zoom is set to 40
×
, the zoom indicator extends (light blue). When the digital
zoom is set to 100
×
zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a darker blue).
20
×
Optical Zoom
40
×
/100
×
Digital Zoom
D.ZOOM••• OFF
CAM. SET UP
(
18)
Zoom out
Zoom in
+
CAMERA
TAPE
