Selecting the Zoom Type

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Options

 Default value

[OPTICAL] (37x)

The zoom range is limited to the optical magnification ratio of the lens.

[ADVANCED] (Advanced Zoom)

In addition to the optical zoom range, the camcorder processes the image digitally to obtain a larger zoom range without any deterioration in image quality. When recording movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio, the angle of view will change. Refer to the table in the NOTES section.

[DIGITAL] (2000x)

When this option is selected, the camcorder will switch to digital zoom (light blue area on the zoom indicator) when you zoom in beyond the optical zoom range (white area on the zoom indicator). With the digital zoom the image is processed digitally so image quality will deteriorate the more you zoom in.

FUNC.

[ MENU]

[ CAMERA SETUP]

[ZOOM TYPE] Desired option

FUNC.

NOTES

•The range of the advanced zoom will change depending on the aspect ratio of the scene ( 30).

• Advanced zoom cannot be selected if [WIDESCREEN] is set to

[ OFF].

[WIDESCREEN] set to [ ON] (16:9)

48x* 41x**

*The angle of view will be wider at both full telephoto and full wide-angle.

**The angle of view will be wider at full wide-angle.

[WIDESCREEN] set to [ OFF] (4:3)

55x

Not available

Using the Zoom

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W

Zoom out

Zoom in

T

Move the zoom lever toward W to zoom out (wide-angle). Move it toward T to zoom in (telephoto).

Press gently for slower zooms; press harder for faster zooms. You can also set [ZOOM SPEED] ( 68) to one of three constant speeds (3 is the fastest, 1 the slowest).

NOTES

•Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the subject. At full wide-angle, you can focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.).

•When [ZOOM SPEED] is set to

[ VARIABLE], the zoom speed will be faster in record pause mode than when actually recording.

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