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USING THE EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
Connect external microphone (optional-user provided) to the external microphone jack of
this HD camcorder for clearer audio recordings. Turn on the switch on microphone and start
recording.
• This HD camcorder cannot use a plug-in power type microphone
(power supplied from camcorder).
• Only a 3.5 Ø microphone plug can be connected to the HD camcorder.
• The
“Wind Cut”
function is not available when using an external microphone.
ZOOMING
This HD camcorder allows you to record using optical 10x power zoom and digital zoom
with the
Zoom
lever or the
Zoom
button on the LCD panel.
To zoom in
Slide the
Zoom
lever towards
T
(telephoto).
(Or press the
T
(zoom) button on the LCD panel.)
To zoom out
Slide the
Zoom
lever towards
W
(wide-angle).
(Or press the
W
(zoom) button on the LCD panel.)
•
The further you slide the
Zoom
lever, the quicker the zoom action.
•
Zoom magnification over 10x is done through digital image processing, and is therefore
called digital zoom. You can achieve up to 100x magnification by using digital zooming.
Set “
Digital Zoom
” to “
On.
”
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•
The focus changes when zooming after focussing manually. Focus automatically or
seize the desired scene by zooming before focussing manually.
page 59
•
During digital zoom, the image quality may suffer.
•
When you zoom into a subject close to the lens, the HD camcorder may
automatically zoom out depending on the distance to the subject. In this case, set
“
Tele Macro
” to “
On.
”
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•
If you operate the Zoom (W/T) lever during recording, the sound of the lever may
be recorded as well.
W : Wide angle
T : Telephoto
To external microphone jack
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