18ENRECORDINGBasicFeatures

Zoom-in

Zoom-out

Zoom indicator bar

Power Zoom button

Select Dial

 

MENU Jog Dial

 

 

Viewfinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

 

 

4MENU END

AUTO

 

 

 

FOCUS

 

 

 

EXPOSURE

AUTO

 

 

 

DATE TIME

JAN 1. 98

 

 

 

TELE MACRO

OFF

 

 

 

TAPE LENGTH

T30

 

 

 

M. W. B.

AUTO

 

 

 

ZOOM SPEED

 

FAST

 

 

 

 

4NEXT

 

 

 

 

Menu Screen

ZOOM SPEED

FAST

SLOW

FEATURE:

PURPOSE:

OPERATION:

NOTE:

Zooming

To produce the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous change in image magnification.

Zoom In

Press the “T” of the Power Zoom Button.

Zoom Out

Press “W” of the Power Zoom Button.

Zooming speed is available. A total of 4 zoom speeds are available. 2 speeds can be selected depending on how hard the Power Zoom Button is pressed (press the button fully for regular-speed, press it lightly for slow-speed), while 2 speed levels (FAST/SLOW) can be selected in the ZOOM SPEED Menu depending on the overall speed you prefer.

The combinations of zoom speeds are shown in the chart below.

Changing the ZOOM SPEED in the Menu

1)Set the Select Dial to any position except AUTO LOCK and press the MENU Jog Dial. The Menu Screen appears.

2)Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to “ZOOM SPEED”, then press it. The ZOOM SPEED Setting Menu appears.

3)Rotate the MENU Jog Dial to move the highlight bar to the desired speed and press it twice. The Menu Screen disappears and setting is completed.

Focusing may become unstable during Zooming. In this case, set the zoom while in Record–Standby, lock the focus by using the manual focus (pg. 29), then zoom in or out in Record mode.

EXIT

ZOOM SPEED Setting Menu

Zooming Speed ( 1 – 4 in order of speed)

“ZOOM SPEED”

Pressing the Power Zoom Button

in the Menu

 

 

Screen

fully

lightly

 

 

 

FAST

1 (fastest)

3

 

 

 

SLOW

2

4 (slowest)

 

 

 

: when the Select Dial is set to AUTO LOCK.

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JVC GR-AX847UM, LYT0105-001B, GR-AX247UM manual EN Recording Basic Features, Feature Purpose Operation

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