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V
a
rious Recor
d
ing
Te
chniques
Setting the digital zoom
Recording at close range
Magnified Recording
(Optical Zoom and
Digital Zoom)
Optical zooming up to ten times is the
maximum telephoto magnification.
When using a card (recording stills),
only optical zoom works.
You can select either 40
×
or 240
×
as
the maximum zoom value.
1
During recording pause, press
MENU
.
2
Select “Camera Functions
Setup”
“Digital Zoom”
a
digital zoom option
• You can select one from: “Off
(disable digital zoom)”, “40
×
”
and “240
×
”
3
Press the confirmation button
to confirm, then press
MENU
to
end the menu.
• The setting is retained in
memory even when the power
is turned off.
HDD
BD-R RAM -RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
BD-RE
CARD
T
: Telephoto
(Magnifies
recording)
W
: Wide-
angle
(Recording
over a wide
range)
Recording at Close
Range
(Macro Recording)
When you record a small subject at
close range, you can bring the lens
surface as close as approx. 13/16
″
(2
cm) to the subject. This will allow you
to enlarge the subject to cover the
entire screen.
1
Point the camcorder at the
subject and push the zoom lever
toward the W side until the
wide-angle is maximized.
• Recording up close may
require more lighting.
Hint
You can also use the remote control for
changing the maximum digital value.
Each press of DIGITAL ZOOM switches
the “Digital Zoom” setting as follows;
“
Off
”
J
“
40×
”
J
“
240×
”
Notes
• When operating the zoom lever, the
focus may blur for a moment.
• When digital zoom is added, the
image quality will become coarser.
HDD
BD-R RAM -RW (VR)
R
-RW (VF)
BD-RE
CARD
Note
The focus may become blurred
depending on the distance to the subject.
