RECORDING Basic Features
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TTTT
Zoom indicator bar
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Zoom level indicator
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Shooting mode selector
FAR
+MENU
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Power zoom lever
Main Menu | Shift Zoom | ♦50x |
screen | Tele Macro | OFF |
| Gain Up | AGC |
| Color Filter | NOR . |
| Tape Length | T45 |
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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 magnify- |
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| ing images, zooming is possible from |
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| 5 – 14 times the optical zoom limit, |
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| to a maximum of 140x magnifica- |
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| tion. |
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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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| mately 3.6 times the original size, |
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| and enables zooming in the 18x – |
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| 50x range. “140x” magnifies wide- |
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| angle images to approximately 10 |
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| times the original size, and allows |
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| zooming from 50x to 140x. To |
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| disable Shift Zoom, set it to “OFF”. |
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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 (☞ pgs. 20, 21), 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 |
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| the indicator reaches “T”, all |
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| magnification from that point is |
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| through digital processing. |
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| ● During digital image processing, |
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| the 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 |
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| seconds and played back |
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| 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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