using the menu items

Guideline

•This function is available in DISC Record/CARD Video Record/CARD Photo Record mode. page 26

•Guideline displays a certain pattern on the LCD screen so that you can easily set the image composition when recording images.

•The DVD camcorder provides 3 types of guidelines.

Settings

Contents

On-screen display

Off

Disables the function.

 

None

Cross

Enables you to centre the subject for proper recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grid

Enables you to place the subject in the centre square for proper positioning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Zone

Enables you to place the subject within a safety zone which prevents it being

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cut when editing in 4:3 for left and right and 2.35:1 for top and bottom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

•Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guideline makes a balanced composition.

•Guideline cannot be recorded on the images being recorded.

Zoom Type

•This function is available in DISC Record/CARD Video Record mode. page 26

•The camcorder offers three types of zoom: optical, intelligent and digital zoom when recording videos.

This right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone. The zooming zone appears when you move the zoom lever.

Settings

Contents

On-screen display

 

The zoom range is limited to the optical magnification ratio of the lens.

 

Optical Zoom

Up to 34x (VP-DX200(i)/DX205(i)/DX2050 only)/26x (VP-DX210(i) only) zoom is

None

 

performed optically.

 

 

- The camcorder zooms the full width of the image sensor to obtain a

 

Intelli-Zoom

larger zoom range without any deterioration in image quality.

None

(intelligent zoom)

- Intelli-zoom is available up to 42x (VP-DX200(i)/DX205(i)/DX2050 only)/

 

 

30x (VP-DX210(i) only).

 

 

 

 

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