Camera recording
Zooming of more than 12x – digital zoom
•If you set the D ZOOM function to ON in the menu system, you can perform zooming of more than 12x performed digitally. It is set to OFF at the factory.
•You cannot use the digital zoom when you set PROG. SCAN to ON in the menu system. •The right side [a] of the power zoom indicator shows the digital zooming zone, and the left
side [b] shows the optical zooming zone. If you set the D ZOOM function to ON, the [a] zone appears.
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[b] [a]
Shooting with the LCD screen
You can also record the picture while looking at the LCD screen.
When using the LCD screen, the viewfinder turns off automatically except in mirror mode. You cannot monitor the sound from the speaker during recording.
(1) While pressing OPEN, open the LCD panel.
(2) Adjust angle of the LCD panel.
The LCD panel moves about 90 degrees to this side and about 180 degrees to the other side.
To adjust the brightness of the LCD screen, press LCD BRIGHT + or
The battery life is longer when the LCD panel is closed. Use the viewfinder instead of the LCD screen to save the battery power.
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OPEN
90°
2
180° LCDBRIGHT 
90°
Backlighting the LCD screen
If the LCD screen is insufficiently illuminated even after adjusting LCD BRIGHT, select LCD B. L. in the menu system and set to BRIGHT. You can select LCD B. L. only while using the battery pack as a power source.
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