WIDE SELECT

You can select the horizontal to vertical ratio according to the TV connected. Refer also to the instruction manuals supplied with your TV.

Steps

(HOME) (SETTINGS) [MOVIE SETTINGS] [WIDE SELECT] a desired setting

 16:9 WIDE

Records movies to the full screen on a 16:9 (wide) TV screen.

4:3 ( )

Records movies to the full screen on a 4:3 TV screen.

Notes

Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV connected for playback (p. 74).

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than following optical zoom during recording. Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom.

DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67: 60 ×

DCR-SR87: 25 ×

Steps

(HOME) (SETTINGS) [MOVIE SETTINGS] [DIGITAL ZOOM] a desired setting

 

 

The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The

 

 

zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.

DCR-SR47/SR48/SR67

 

 

 OFF

Up to 60

× zoom is performed optically.

120 ×

Up to 60

× zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 120 × zoom is

performed digitally.

 

2000 ×

Up to 60

× zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 2000 × zoom is

performed digitally.

 

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Useful Recording Techniques

Index

DCR-SR87

OFF

50 × 2000 ×

Up to 25 × zoom is performed optically.

Up to 25 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 50 × zoom is performed digitally.

Up to 25 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 2000 × zoom is performed digitally.

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DCR-SR48, DCR-SR67 specifications

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