2 Touch the zoom controls to operate the zoom.

Touch anywhere within the W area to zoom out or anywhere within the T area to zoom in. Touch closer to the center for a slow zoom; touch closer to the _/li]l icons for faster zooms.

3 Touch [X] to hide the zoom controls.

(_ 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.).

• In or mode, you can also set I-_/1_ _

[Zoom Speed] to one of three constant speeds (3 is the fastest, 1 the slowest).

When [Zoom Speed] is set to [_ Variable]:

-When you use the T and W buttons on the wireless controller, the zoom speed will be constant at [_ Speed 3].

-The zoom speed will be faster in record pause mode than when actually recording, except when pre-recording (CJ_]66) is activated.

QuickStart Function

When you close the LCD panel with the camcorder on, the camcorder enters the standby mode. In standby mode the camcorder consumes only about 1/3 the power used when recording, saving energy when you are using a battery pack. Additionally, when you open the LCD

panel or pull out the viewfinder (1_ only), the camcorder is ready to start recording in approximately 1 second*, allowing you to record the

subject right away.

* The actual time requiredvariesdepending on the shooting conditions.

Operating modes:1

1 With the camcorder on and in a recording mode, close the LCD panel.

A beep will sound and the green ON/OFF (CHG) indicator will change to orange to indicate the camcorder entered standby mode.

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