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Advanced recording

Zoom Type

The camcorder offers three types of zoom: optical, intelligent, and
digital zoom.
Select the recording ( ) mode by pressing the [MODE]
button. ¬page 26
1 Press the [MENU] button p
[Control (Left/Right)] button p
Zoom Type.
2 Select the desired submenu item
with the [Control (Up/Down)]
button, and then press the
[Control (OK)] button.
3 Press the [MENU] button to exit the menu.
Digital zoom range
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The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone. The zooming
zone appears when you move the [Zoom] lever or [Zoom] button.
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With the digital zoom, the image is digitally processed more than the
intelli or optical zoom modes. As a result, the image resolution may
deteriorate. The image quality may deteriorate depending on how
much you zoom in on the subject.
The zoom range will change depending on the aspect ratio of the
video.
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Submenu Items
Items Use
Optical Zoom To use optical zoom, up to 52X.
Intelli Zoom
The camcorder zooms the full width of the
image sensor to obtain a larger zoom range
without any deterioration in image quality.
Intelli-zoom is available up to 65X.
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Digital Zoom
When this option is selected, the camcorder will
automatically switch to the digital zoom if you
zoom in beyond the optical or intelligent zoom
range.
Digital zoom is available up to 130X.
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Exit
Zoom Type
Intelli Zoom
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom