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If you slide the HOLD. switch to the
right, the buttons cannot function. Use this
function to prevent pressing incorrect
buttons.
The following operations become invalid.
– Touch panel
– START/STOP button (p. 18)
– PHOTO button (p. 18)
– (Movie)/ (Still) select button (p.18)
– DISPLAY/BATT INFO button (p. 10)
– CAM CTRL dial (p. 22)
– Power zoom lever
– MANUAL button (p. 22)
zTips
• The following functions are still available, when
the HOLD. switch is set to the right.
– POWER switch
– DISPLAY/BATT INFO button (p. 10)
(displays the Battery Info when the POWER
switch is set to OFF)
– [A.SHUT OFF] (p. 57)
You can magnify images up to 10 times the
original size with the power zoom lever.
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
bNotes
• 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 ZOO M] (p. 50) if you
want to zoom to a level greater than 10 × when
recording movies.
Preventing operation errors
HOLD. switch
Zooming
Close view: (Telephoto)
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)