Zoom Type
The camcorder offers three types of zoom: optical, intelligent, and
digital zoom.
Select the recording (
button.
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1
Press the [MENU] button
[Control (Left/Right)] button
Zoom Type.
2
Select the desired submenu item
with the [Control (Up/Down)]
button, and then press the
[Control (OK)] button.
3
Press the [MENU] button to exit the menu.
Submenu Items
Items
Optical Zoom
To use optical zoom, up to 52X.
•
The camcorder zooms the full width of the
image sensor to obtain a larger zoom range
Intelli Zoom
without any deterioration in image quality.
•
Intelli-zoom is available up to 65X.
•
When this option is selected, the camcorder will
automatically switch to the digital zoom if you
Digital Zoom
zoom in beyond the optical or intelligent zoom
range.
•
Digital zoom is available up to 130X.
) mode by pressing the [MODE]
STBY
[254Min]
Zoom Type
Optical Zoom
Intelli Zoom
Digital Zoom
Exit
Use
Digital zoom range
STBY
[254Min]
9999
1/50
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone. The zooming
zone appears when you move the [Zoom] lever or [Zoom] button.
•
With the digital zoom, the image is digitally processed more than the
intelli or optical zoom modes. As a result, the image resolution may
deteriorate. The image quality may deteriorate depending on how
much you zoom in on the subject.
•
The zoom range will change depending on the aspect ratio of the
video.
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