Zooming
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2 Touch the zoom controls to operate the zoom.
• Touch anywhere within the
V
area to zoom out or
anywhere within the
U
area to zoom in. Touch closer to the
center for a slow zoom; touch closer to the
V
/
U
icons for
faster zooms.
3 Touch [
X
] to hide the zoom controls.
Soft Zoom Control
Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually.
1 Open the [Soft Zoom Control] screen.
[FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
p
>
[Soft Zoom Control]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [
X
].
Options
(
Default value)
Digital Tele-Converter
Using the digital tele-converter, you can digitally increase the focal length of the camcorder by a factor
of approx. 2 and record the enlarged image.
1 Open the [Digital Zoom] screen.
[FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
p
>
[Digital Zoom]
2 Touch [
f
Digital Tele-conv.] and then touch [
X
].
3 Open the zoom controls.
[FUNC.]
>
[ZOOM]
4 Touch [
f
] (digital tele-converter) and then touch [
X
].
• The center of the screen will be enlarged approximately 2 times and the
f
icon will appear.
• Touch [
f
] again before closing the screen to deactivate the digital tele-converter.
NOTES
• You can attach the optional tele-converter and use it in conjunction with this function to increase the
effect.
• The digital tele-converter cannot be set while recording or when [FUNC.]
>
[MENU]
>
p
>
[Conversion Lens] is set to [WA-H58].
• The image is digitally processed so the image will deteriorate throughout the zoom range.
[
j
Off]
Use this setting if you do not intend to use soft zoom control.
[
¬
Start]
Zoom starts gradually.
[
®
Stop]
Zoom stops gradually.
[
¯
Start & Stop]
Zoom start and stops gradually.
Operating modes: