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Shooting movies/still images
Using the zoom feature
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom sparingly results in better-looking recordings.
W: For wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
T : For telephoto (subject appears closer)
* The minimum distance required between your camcoder and the subject to get a sharp
focus in that position of the lever.
To use zoom greater than 10
×
Zoom greater than 10
×
is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20
×
or 120
×.
The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the “T”
side.
To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in
(CAMERA SET) –
[D ZOOM] in the SETUP display (page 112). The digital zoom is set to [OFF] as the
default setting.
Tip
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the “W” side until the
focus is sharp.
Shooting movies
1 cm*
80 cm *
T
W
The right side of the bar shows
the digital zooming zone.
The digital zooming zone
appears when you select the
digital zoom power in the
SETUP display.