INSTANT ZOOM (Only for VM-3800A)

NOTES:

￿When digital zoom is used, the more the image is magnified, the coarser the picture becomes. Also even slight shaking of the camcorder is conspicuous.

￿When "16:9" is displayed in the viewfinder, the picture format is switched from 4:3 to 16:9. See "16:9 MODE" on page 25.

INSTANT ZOOM (Only for VM-3800A)

The instant zoom feature activates the digital zoom to magnify the subject 1.5 regardless of zooming engaged by the power zoom T and W controls. Press the INST. ZOOM button. "I.ZOOM" appears in the viewfinder and the picture is magnified 1.5 times.

NOTES:

￿To return to the original zoom position, press the INST. ZOOM button so that "I.ZOOM" disappears from the viewfinder.

￿When the instant zoom is used, the more the image is magnified, the rougher the picture becomes. Also even slight shaking of the camcorder is conspicuous.

16:9 MODE (Only for VM-3800A)

The picture format can be switched from 4:3 (the picture format of an ordinary TV set) to 16:9. Press the "ZOOM MODE" button twice to display "16:9"; the top and bottom of the picture in the viewfinder become black bars. After using the 16X9 mode, press the "ZOOM MODE" button so that "16:9" is not displayed in the viewfinder and restore the the normal picture.

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