Using the 
(CAMERA SET) menu
– 16:9 WIDE/STEADYSHOT, etc.
You can select items listed below in the CAMERA SET menu. To select these items, see “Changing the menu settings” (p. 42).
The default settings are marked with G. The settings you can adjust vary depending on the power mode of your camcorder. The screen shows the items you can operate at the moment. Unavailable items will be grayed out.
CAMERA SET
D ZOOM
1 6 : 9W I DE
STEADYSHOT
N. S. L I GHT
[MENU] : END
D ZOOM
You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 20 times while recording on a tape. Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom. This function is useful when recording enlarged pictures of a distant subject, such as a bird.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone.
The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.
GOFF | Select to deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 20 times zoom is |
| performed optically. |
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40 × | Select to activate the digital zoom. 20 times through 40 times zoom is |
| performed digitally. |
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990 × | Select to activate the digital zoom. 20 times through 990 times zoom |
| is performed digitally. |
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46Customizing Your Camcorder