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If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation, the operation sound may
be recorded. When returning the zoom lever to the original position, move it quietly.
When the zoom magnification is 12k, the subjects are focused at about 1.2m or more.
When the zoom magnification is 1k, this unit can focus on a subject approx. 4cm away
from the lens.
Use the image stabilizer to reduce the effects of shake during recording.
This unit is equipped with hybrid optical image stabilizer.
Hybrid optical image stabilizer is a hybrid of optical and electrical image stabilizer.
Please refer to page 51 for details about the optical image stabilizer lock.

Changing image stabilizer mode

(Motion picture recording mode)
When set to [ON], you can further improve image stabilization for recording while walking, or
holding the unit and recording a distant subject with zoom.
This function’s default setting is [ON].
(Still picture recording mode)
[MODE1]:
The function works all the time.
[MODE2]:
The function works when the button is pressed. We recommend you are recording
yourself or recording with a tripod in still picture recording mode.
Advanced (Recording)
Image stabilizer function
: [RECORD SETUP] # [HYBRID O.I.S.] # [ON] or [OFF]
: [RECORD SETUP] # [O.I.S.] # [MODE1] or [MODE2]

Optical image stabilizer button

Press the button to turn optical image stabilizer on/off.
(Motion picture recording mode)
/ # (settng cancelled)
When [HYBRID O.I.S.] is [ON], is displayed. When
[OFF], is displayed.
When recording with a tripod in motion picture recording
mode, we recommend that you set the image stabilizer off.
(Still picture recording mode)
/ # (settng cancelled)
When [O.I.S.] is [MODE1], is displayed. When
[O.I.S.] is [MODE2], is displayed.
O.I.S.
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