Functions used for recording/playback, etc.
To use zoom ................ | |
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Close view: (Telephoto)
•When using the zoom ring , set the FOCUS/ ZOOM switch to ZOOM and rotate it at the desired speed ( 
appears).
•You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons on the LCD frame.
•The minimum distance required between your camcorder and the subject to get a sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 1/2 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 ft.) for telephoto.
•You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] if you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × (p. 48).
•Zooming may not be able to catch up the rotating speed of the ring if it is rotated too fast.
To fix the brightness of the picture | |
manually (exposure) ............. | |
EXPOSURE/VOL lever
EXPOSURE button
You can fix the brightness of a picture manually. When recording indoors on a clear day, for instance, you can avoid backlight shadows on people next to the window by fixing the exposure to that of the wall side of the room. Set the AUTO LOCK switch to OFF beforehand (p. 27).
Press EXPOSURE .
Adjust the brightness by moving the EXPOSURE/VOL lever up or down.
appears. Move the lever up to make the image brighter and move it down to make the image darker.
•To return to the automatic mode, press EXPOSURE again.
•The setting you have made will return to the default setting if you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours.
To record in dark places (NightShot)
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Set the NIGHTSHOT switch to ON.
(and [”NIGHTSHOT”] appear.)
• To record an image brighter, use Super NightShot function (p. 47).To record an image more faithful to the original colors, use Color Slow Shutter function (p. 47).
• The NightShot and Super NightShot function use infrared light. Therefore, do not cover the
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