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VIDEORECORDING

BasicFeatures

Zoom-in

Zoom-out

Zoom indicator bar

Zoom Level indicator

Power Zoom button

Select Dial

MENU Jog Dial

Viewfinder

FEATURE:

PURPOSE:

OPERATION:

NOTES:

Zooming

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.

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

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

 

 

 

ZOOM SPEED

FAST

SLOW

Menu Screen

ZOOM SPEED Setting Menu

(pg. 35), 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 process-

ing.

During Digital Zoom, the quality of

image may suffer. To deactivate Digital

Zoom, set “D.ZOOM” to “OFF” in

the Menu Screen (pg. 33).

Zooming Speed ( 1 – 4 in order of speed)

EXIT

“ZOOM SPEED” in

Pressing the Power Zoom Button

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-AX999UM, LYT0108-001A manual Basic Features, Zoom-in Zoom-out Zoom indicator bar, Power Zoom button Select Dial

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