Zooming

Operating modes:

The camcorder offers three types of zoom - optical, advanced and dig- ital. For optical zoom, the camcorder uses the optical magnification ratio of the lens. For advanced zoom, the camcorder processes the image beyond the range of the optical zoom to obtain a larger zoom without any deterioration in image quality. For digital zoom, the image is processed digitally so image quality will deteriorate the more you zoom in.

In mode, select the type using the 78[Zoom Type] setting.

In mode, [Zoom Type] will be set to [Advanced]. A summary of the zoom types is given in the table below.

[Zoom Type] setting

[Optical]1[Advanced]2[Digital]
Model

 

 

 

 

 

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20x

28x (24x)

400x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20x

28x (24x)

1000x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18x

25x (21x)

360x

 

 

 

 

 

1When taking photos, only optical zoom is available.

2The number in the parentheses applies when [Image Stabilizer] (FUNC. panel) is set to [PDynamic].

There are two ways you can zoom in and out: using the zoom lever on the camcorder or using the zoom controls on the touch screen.

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