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RECORDING

BasicRecording(cont.)

Zoom in (T: Telephoto)

D

 

 

 

 

T

D

 

 

 

1X

T

D

 

 

W

10X

T

 

D

W

 

16X

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

64X

 

 

W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

Zoom out (W: Wide angle)

FEATURE: Zooming

PURPOSE:

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

OPERATION:

Zoom In

Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “T”.

Zoom Out

Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards “W”.

Digital zoom zone

16X (optical) zoom zone

Zoom display

D

T

16X

W

The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever, the quicker the zoom action.

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

(pg. 25), then zoom in or out in Record mode.

In Full Auto mode (when the Power Switch is set to

“ ”), zoom magnification of up to 64X is possible.

In Manual mode (when the Power Switch is set to

Approximate zoom ratio

Power Zoom Lever

Power Switch

“ ”), zooming is possible to a maximum of 400X,

or 16X magnification offered by optical zoom.

Zoom magnification of over 16X is done through

digital image processing, and is therefore called

Digital Zoom.

During Digital Zoom, the quality of the image may

suffer.

Digital Zoom cannot be used while functions done

through digital image processing (Picture Wipe/

Dissolve function, pg. 22, Video Echo,

pg. 24, etc.) are activated.

Macro shooting (as close as approx. 5 cm (2") to the

subject) is possible when the Power Zoom Lever is

set all the way to “W”. See also “TELE MACRO” in

the System Menu on page 20.

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JVC GR-DVF11, GR-DVF21 14 EN, Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards T, Zoom Out, Slide the Power Zoom Lever towards W

GR-DVF21, GR-DVF11 specifications

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