CAMERA SET menu (continued)

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 20 × (DCR-HC32) or 12 × (DCR- HC42) 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.

For DCR-HC32:

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.

800 ×

Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed digitally.

For DCR-HC42:

OFF

Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically.

24 ×

Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 24 × zoom is performed digitally.

480 ×

Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 480 × zoom is performed digitally.

WIDE SELECT (DCR-HC32)

You can record a picture in a ratio suitable for the screen on which it will be displayed.

4:3

Standard setting (to record pictures to be played back on a 4:3 TV).

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 wide-screen TV switches to full mode.

**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.

•When you connect your camcorder to a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system, or via an S VIDEO jack, and play back a tape, the TV switches to full mode automatically. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV.

STEADYSHOT

You can compensate for camera shake (the default setting is [ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when using a tripod (optional) or the conversion lens (optional).

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