ZOOMING IN AND OUT
You can zoom with the zoom lever or the
Control
(W/T) button on the LCD panel.
Zoom magnifi cation over 10x uses digital image processing, and is therefore called digital
zoom. Digital zooming can increase image size up to 1200x.
Set
"Digital Zoom"
to
"On."
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W: Wide-angle
T: Telephoto
To zoom out
Slide the Zoom lever towards
W
(wide-angle).
(Or press the
Control
button (
) on the LCD
panel.)
To zoom in
Slide the Zoom lever towards
T
(telephoto).
(Or press the
Control
button (
) on the LCD
panel.)
OK
OK
The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is
about 5cm (about 1.96 inch) for wide-angle and 1m (about 39.4 inch) for telephoto.
Zooming during a recording may cause the camcorder to record the sound of the zoom lever or
zoom button.
Optical zoom preserves image quality, but during digital zoom, the image quality may suffer.
Fast zooming or zooming in on a far subject may cause slow focus. In this case, use
"Manual
Focus."
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When you do hand held recording, we recommend you use
"Anti-Shake (HDIS)"
if you zoom in
on the subject.
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Frequent use of the zoom function consumes more power.
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When using the zoom function, you can decrease its speed by moving the Zoom (W/T) lever slowly.
Moving it quickly increases the zoom speed. However, if you use the Zoom (W/T) button on the display,
you cannot adjust the zoom speed.
Tip
Use the zoom function for close-up or wide-angle
recording. This camcorder allows you to record
using 10x optical power zoom and 1200x digital
zoom.
OK
W
T
W
T
W
T
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