[¯Start & Stop]

Soft Zoom Control

Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually.

1Open the [Soft Zoom Control] screen.

[FUNC.] >[MENU] >p>[Soft Zoom Control]

2 Touch the desired option and then touch [X].

Options ( Default value)

[jOff] Use this setting if you do not intend to use soft zoom control. [¬Start] Zoom starts gradually.

[®Stop] Zoom stops gradually.

Zoom start and stops gradually.

Zooming

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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 at full HD resolution.

Operating modes:

1Open the [Digital Zoom] screen.

[FUNC.] >[MENU] >p>[Digital Zoom]

2Touch [fDigital Tele-conv.] and then touch [X].

3 Open the zoom controls. [FUNC.] >[ZOOM]

4Touch [f] (digital tele-converter) and then touch [X].

•The center of the screen will be enlarged approximately 2 times and the ficon 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 p>[Conversion Lens] is set to [WA-H58].

•The image is digitally processed so the image will deteriorate throughout the zoom range.