18 EN
RECORDING
Basic Features
FEATURE: Zooming
PURPOSE: To produce the zoom in/out effect, or
an instantaneous change in image
magnification.
Digital circuitly doubles the maximum
22x magnification offered by optical
zoom. This system is called Digital Zoom.
OPERATION:

Zoom In

Press the “T” of the Power Zoom Button.

Zoom Out

Press “W” of the Power Zoom Button.
nZooming 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.
NOTES: ●

Focusing may become unstable

during Zooming. In this case, set the

zoom while in Record-Standby, lock

the focus by using the manual focus

(

Z

pg. 31), then zoom in or out in

Record mode.

●

The zoom level indicator (

5

) moves

during zoom. Once the zoom level

indicator reaches the top of the zoom

indicator bar, all magnification from

that point is through digital

processing.

●
During Digital Zoom, the quality of
image may suffer. To deactivate Digital
Zoom, set “D.ZOOM” to “OFF” in the
Menu Screen (
Z
pg. 29).
MENU
4
MENU END
FOCUS
EXPOSURE
DATE TIME
TELE MACRO
TAPE LENGTH
M. W. B.
ZOOM SPEED
4
NEXT
AUTO
AUTO
JAN
OFF
T30
AUTO
FAST
1.98
ZOOM SPEED
FAST
SLOW
EXIT

Zoom-in

Zoom-out

ZOOM SPEED Setting Menu

Menu Screen

Zooming Speed ( 1 – 4 in order of speed)

“ZOOM SPEED”
in the Menu
Screen

: when the Select Dial is set to AUTO LOCK.

Pressing the Power Zoom Button
fully lightly
FAST 1 (fastest) 3
SLOW 2 4 (slowest)

Zoom indicator bar

Zoom Level

indicator

Power Zoom button

Select Dial MENU Jog Dial

Viewfinder