Recording a picture

Using the zoom feature

Movethepowerzoomleveralittleforaslowerzoom.Moveitfurtherforafasterzoom. Usingthezoomfunctionsparinglyresultsinbetter-lookingrecordings.

“T” side: fortelephoto(subjectappearscloser)

“W” side: forwide-angle(subjectappearsfartheraway)

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Zoomgreaterthan20 ×isperformeddigitally.Toactivatedigitalzoom,selectthedigital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings. (p. 80)

Thepicturequalitydeterioratesasthepictureisprocesseddigitally.

Therightsideofthebarshowsthedigital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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zoomingzone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thedigitalzoomingzoneappears whenyou

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

themenusettings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notesondigitalzoom

•Digitalzoomstartstofunctionwhenzoomexceeds20 ×. •Thepicturequalitydeterioratesasyougotowardthe“T”side.

Whenyoushootclosetoasubject

Ifyoucannotgetasharpfocus,movethepowerzoomlevertothe“W”sideuntilthe focusissharp.Youcanshootasubjectthatisatleastabout80cm(about2feet5/8inch) awayfromthelenssurfaceinthetelephotoposition,orabout1cm(about1/2inch) awayinthewide-angleposition.

Basics – Recording

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