OptionsAdvanced FunctionsLists – MENU / FUNC.
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MENU Options
Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.)
CAMERA SETUP
A.SL SHUTTER.
[
ON], [
OFF]
The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtain brighter recordings in places with insufficient lighting.
The camcorder uses shutter speeds down to 1/30 (1/15 when recording still images).
If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [OFF].
If “
” (camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing the camcorder, for example, by mounting it on a tripod.
D.ZOOM
[
OFF], [
100X], [
1000X] Determines the operation of the digital zoom.
When activated, the camcorder will switch automatically to the digital zoom when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range.
With the digital zoom the image is digitally processed, so the image resolution will deteriorate the more you zoom in.
The digital zoom indicator will appear in light blue from 25x up to 100x and dark blue from 100x up to 1000x.
The digital zoom cannot be used with the [
NIGHT] recording program (
) or with the
ZOOM SPEED
[
VARIABLE], [
SPEED 3], [
SPEED 2], [
SPEED 1]
When set to [
VARIABLE] the zoom speed depends on how you operate the zoom lever: Press lightly for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms.
The fastest zoom speed can be achieved with [
VARIABLE]. Among the fixed zoom speeds, [
SPEED 3] is the fastest and [
SPEED 1] the slowest.
IMG STAB
[
ON
], [
OFF]
The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full telephoto.
The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcorder shake.
The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places using the [
NIGHT] recording program (
).
The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to 
.
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