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Shoo
ting
You can magnify images from about 1.1 to
10 times the original size with the power
zoom lever or the zoom buttons below the
LCD screen.
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
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Notes
• Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom
lever. If you move your finger off the power
zoom lever, the operation sound of the power
zoom lever may also be recorded.
• You cannot change the zoom speed with the
zoom buttons below the LCD screen.
• The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for
telephoto.
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Tips
• You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 83) if you
want to zoom to a level greater than 10 ×.
Sound picked up by the built-in 4ch
microphone is converted to 5.1ch surround
sound and recorded.
Your camcorder has Dolby Digital 5.1
Creator installed for recording 5.1ch
surround sound. Enjoy realistic sound when
playing the disc on devices that support 5.1ch
surround sound.
Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator, 5.1ch surround sound
Glossary (p.150)
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Notes
• To play the disc recorded with HD (high
definition) image quality and enjoy the sound in
5.1ch surround, you need an AVCHD format
device compatible with 5.1ch surround (page
74).
• 5.1ch sound is converted to 2ch when played back
on your camcorder.
•
is displayed on the screen during 5.1ch
recording/playback.
To record with a wireless microphone
By attaching the wireless microphone
(optional
*
) to the Active Interface Shoe
(p. 143), you can record distant sound.
This distant sound is allotted to the front
center part of the 5.1ch surround sound,
mixed with the sound picked up by the
built-in 4ch microphone, and recorded. You
can enjoy more realistic sound by playing
Zooming
Close view:
(Telephoto)
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Recording sound with more
presence (5.1ch surround
recording)
Active
Interface Shoe
Built-in 4ch microphone
Shooting
Recording the images
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