Panasonic HX-DC3 operating instructions Double range zoom, Press the zoom range button

≥Angle of view displayed in the LCD monitor will differ when recording motion picture or still picture. At the time of purchase, recording standby screen is displaying the angle of view for recording motion picture, and it will switch to angle of view for recording still picture when

the button is pressed halfway. (l 31)

When recording a still picture, zoom operation will run smoothly when

[PHOTO VIEW] is set to (ON) before performing zoom operation. (l 72)

≥The unit will focus from approximately 1 m or more when the zoom magnification is at its maximum. When the zoom magnification is 1k, this unit can focus on a subject approximately 10 cm away from the lens.

(When [INTELLIGENT AUTO] is set to [ON], or [FOCUS] is set to (MACRO), you can record from as close as 1 cm with the zoom magnification at 1 times and from 80 cm with the zoom magnification at its maximum.)

Double range zoom

The enlarged size will be approximately double size (double range zoom). Press again to return to normal size.

≥Set to Recording Mode. (l 22)

Press the zoom range button.

≥On the normal zoom recording screen, the icon is displayed. On

the double-range zoom recording screen, the icon is displayed.

≥You cannot operate the zoom range button in the i.Zoom/Digital Zoom region (blue). (l 52)

≥The image enlarged using the double range zoom can be recorded only as a motion picture. Still pictures are recorded without being enlarged.

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