Video

FUNC.

( 28)

 Default value

CAMERA SETUP

WIDESCREEN ON

1 Press FUNC. .

2Select () the icon and press

() to open the setup menus.

3Select () [CAMERA SETUP] and

press ().

4Select () [WIDESCREEN] and

press ().

5Select () a setting option and

press ().

The default is Widescreen (16:9)

recordings. Set it to [ OFF] to record scenes with an aspect ratio of 4:3.

6Press FUNC. to close the menu.

NOTES

•Playing back a Widescreen recording: TV sets compatible with the Video ID-1 system will automatically switch to wide (16:9) mode. Otherwise, change the aspect ratio of the TV manually.

•To play back on a TV with normal aspect ratio (4:3) change the [TV TYPE] setting

accordingly ( 53).

Zooming

POINTS TO CHECK

( 26)

: In addition to the optical zoom, the digital zoom is also available

( 47).

WTWT

W Zoom out

T Zoom in

10x Optical Zoom

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

You can also change the zoom speed

( 48). You can select one of three fixed zoom speeds or a variable speed that depends on how you operate the zoom lever: Press gently for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms.

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.).

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