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RECORDING Basic Features
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TT
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Zoom indicator bar
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Zoom level indicator
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Shooting mode selector
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+MENU
NEAR
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Power zoom lever
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Shift Zoom | ♦50x | ||
screen | Tele Macro | OFF |
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| Gain Up | AGC | |
| Color Filter | NOR . | |
| Tape Length | T30 | |
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| Date/Time |
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| Sub Menu |
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| FEATURE: | Zooming |
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| PURPOSE: | To produce the zoom in/out effect, or |
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| an instantaneous change in image |
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| magnification. |
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| OPERATION: | 28X Hyper zoom |
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| Digital circuitry doubles the |
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| maximum 14x magnification offered |
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| by optical zoom. |
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| 1) To zoom in, slide the Zoom Lever |
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| toward “T”. |
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| 2) To zoom out, slide toward “W”. |
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| Shift Zoom |
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| By digitally processing and |
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| magnifying images, zooming is |
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| possible from 5 – 14 times the |
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| optical zoom limit, to a maximum of |
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| 140x magnification. |
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| 1) Set the Shooting Mode Selector to |
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| “PRESET” and press MENU to |
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| access the Main Menu screen. |
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| 2) Press + or – to move the highlight |
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| bar to “Shift Zoom.” |
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| 3) Press FAR or NEAR to set the |
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| magnification. “50x” magnifies |
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| approximately 3.6 times the |
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| original size, and enables zooming |
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| in the 18x – 50x range. “140x” |
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| magnifies |
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| approximately 10 times the |
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| original size, and allows zooming |
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| from 50x to 140x. To disable Shift |
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| Zoom, set it to “OFF”. “140x” is |
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| useful when you want to confirm |
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| letters or numbers from a distance. |
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| 4) Press MENU to close the Main |
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| Menu screen. |
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| NOTES: | ● During Hyper Zoom, the speed |
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| increases the further you slide the |
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| Zoom Lever. |
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| ● Focusing may be come unstable |
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| during Hyper Zoom. In this case, |
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| set the zoom while in Record – |
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| Standby, set manual focus or Focus |
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| Lock (☞ pg. 24, 25), then zoom in |
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| or out in Record mode. |
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| ● The Zoom Level Indicator (5) only |
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| moves during optical zoom. Once the |
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| indicator reaches “T”, all magnification |
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| from that point is through digital |
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| processing. |
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| ● During digital image processing, the |
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| quality of the image may suffer. |
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| FEATURE: | Quick Review |
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| PURPOSE: | To check the end of the last |
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| recording. |
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| OPERATION: | 1) Press “ ” and release quickly |
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| during the |
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| • Tape is rewound for about 2 seconds |
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| and played back |
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| pauses in |
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| the next shot. |
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| NOTE: | Distortion may occur at start of |
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| playback. |
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| This is normal. |
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