26
E
Mastering
the Basics
To change the digital zoom, open the menu and select CAM.SET UP.
Then select D.ZOOM, set it to OFF or 360
×
and close the menu.
Notes:
• When zooming, as a rule, keep at least 3 ft 3
3
/
8
in (1 m) between you and your
subject. However when the zoom is at the wide-angle position, you can focus
on a subject as close as
3
/
8
in (1 cm).
• Image resolution is slightly lower when the magnification is greater than
22
×/
18
×
.
• You cannot use digital zoom in the Night recording program.
• You cannot use digital zoom when the multi-image screen is set. The display
becomes “–
–
–
”.
• The zoom indicator appears for 4 seconds. When the digital zoom is set to
88
×/
72
×
, the zoom indicator extends (light blue). When the digital zoom is set
to 440
×/
360
×
zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a darker blue).
D.ZOOM••••••
72
×
CAM.SET UP
(
40)
+
,
+
CAMERA
CARD
CAMERA
TAPE
Magnifies the camcorder’s zoom range by up to 20
×
in TAPE CAMERA mode.
The zoom control continues to work as usual. You can freely zoom in and out
between 1
×
and 360
×
magnification — the camcorder automatically switches
between optical zooming (up to 18
×
) and digital zooming (18
×
to 72
×
or 18
×
to
360
×
).
