CAMERA SET menu– D ZOOM/WIDE SEL/STEADYSHOT, etc.The default settings are marked with . The indicators in parentheses appear when the items are selected.
See page 31 for details on selecting menu items.
D ZOOM (Digital zoom)
You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 20 × (the default setting) while recording on a tape. Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom.
When viewed on the LCD screen/viewfinder with [16:9 WIDE ( )] selected.
When viewed on a 16:9 wide screen TV*
When viewed on a standard
TV**
*Picture appears in full screen mode when the
**Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture in the wide mode, it appears as you have seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.
OFF
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically.
40 ×Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 40 × zoom is performed digitally.
800 ×Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed digitally.
WIDE SEL (Wide select)
You can record a picture in a ratio suitable for the screen on which it will be displayed.
4:3Standard setting (to record pictures to be played back on a 4:3 TV).
16:9 WIDE ( )Records pictures to be played back on a 16:9 wide TV in full screen mode.
STEADYSHOT
You can compensate for camera- shake (the default setting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( 
) when using a tripod (optional) or the conversion lens (optional).
EDITSEARCH
OFF
Does not display 
/ – or + on the LCD screen.
ON
Displays 
/ – and + on the LCD screen, and enables the EDIT SEARCH function and Rec review (p. 26).
N.S.LIGHT (NightShot Light)
When using the NightShot plus (p. 22) function to record, you can record clearer pictures by setting [N.S.LIGHT], which emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the default setting).
•Do not cover the infrared port with your fingers or other objects.
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