Sony HC7, HDR-HC5 Zooming, Recording (Continued), Recording high quality still images during tape recording (Dual Rec), Tips, Tips, Notes, zTips, Notes, zTips, bNotes, bNotes

Recording (Continued)Zooming

You can magnify images to 10 times the original size with the power zoom lever or the zoom buttons on the LCD panel.

Power zoom lever

Wider range of view:

(Wide angle)

Close view: (Telephoto)

Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.

bNotes

•Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the power zoom lever, the operation sound of the power zoom lever may also be recorded.

•You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons on the LCD panel.

•The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto.

zTips

•You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 49) if you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 ×.

Recording high quality still images during tape recording (Dual Rec)

You can record high quality still images on the “Memory Stick Duo” during tape recording.

1Slide the POWER switch to turn on the CAMERA-TAPE lamp, then press START/STOP to start tape recording.

2Press PHOTO fully.

For each separate time tape recording, up to 3 still images can be recorded.

Orange color boxes indicate the number of

recorded images. When recording is finished, the color changes to orange.

3Press START/STOP to stop tape recording. Stored still images appear one by one, and the images are stored onto the “Memory

Stick Duo.” When disappears, the image has been recorded.

bNotes

•Do not eject the “Memory Stick Duo” before tape recording is finished and the still images are stored on the “Memory Stick Duo.”

•You cannot use the flash during Dual Rec.

zTips

•During the standby mode, still images will be stored in the same way as when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-MEMORY. You can use the flash.

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