Zooming

Zoom in

W T

Zoom out

10optical zoom

The camcorder’s 10zoom 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.

200digital zoom

Card 40

Magnifies the camcorder’s zoom range by up to 20(up to 4when using a memory card).

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

TAPE + CAMERA ,

CARD + CAMERA

 

CAM.SET UP

 

 

D.ZOOM••••••40

( 37)

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

You cannot use digital zoom when the multi-image screen is set. The display becomes “– – –”.

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 200zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a darker blue).

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Canon ZR30MC instruction manual Zooming, 10⋅ optical zoom, 200 ⋅ digital zoom