Canon ZR20 instruction manual Zooming, 10⋅ optical zoom

Zooming

E

Mastering the Basics

Zoom in

W T

Zoom out

10⋅ optical zoom

The camcorder’s 10⋅ zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for each scene:

•Move the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle.

•Move it towards T to zoom in to telephoto.

You can also control the speed of zooming:

•Move the control slightly to zoom slowly.

•Move it farther to zoom more quickly. (The farther you move the zoom control, the faster the zoom speed.)

The T and W buttons on the wireless controller adjust the picture angle, but not the zoom speed.

40⋅/200⋅ digital zoom

Magnifies the camcorder’s zoom range by up to 20⋅.

The zoom control continues to work as usual. You can freely zoom in and out between 1⋅ and 200⋅ magnification — the camcorder automatically switches between optical zooming (up to 10⋅) and digital zooming (10⋅ to 200⋅).

CAMERA

( 36)

CAM.SET UP

D.ZOOM••••••40⋅

To change the digital zoom, open the menu and select CAM.SET UP. Then select D.ZOOM, set it to OFF or 200⋅ and close the menu.

Notes:

•When zooming, as a rule, keep at least 3 ft 33/8 in (1 m) between you and your subject. However when the zoom is at the wide-angle position, you can focus on a subject as close as 3/8 in (1 cm).

•Image resolution is slightly lower when the magnification is greater than 10⋅.

•The zoom indicator appears for 4 seconds. When the digital zoom is set to 40⋅,

the zoom indicator extends (light blue).

When the digital zoom is set to 200⋅ zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a

22darker blue).