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 32 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.
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.
640 ×
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 640 × zoom is performed digitally.
800 ×
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed digitally.
16:9 WIDE ( )
Records pictures to be played back on a 16:9 wide TV in full screen mode.
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.
STEADYSHOTYou can compensate for camera- shake (the default setting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (optional) or the conversion lens (optional).
EDITSEARCHOFF
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).
You can record a picture in a ratio suitable for the screen on which it will be displayed.
4:3
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
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Standard setting (to record pictures to be played back on a 4:3 TV).
default setting).