Digital Zoom - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD105E Operating Manual

CAMERA SET (continued)

DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level in
case you want to zoom greater than optical
zoom magnification listed as below:
DCR-DVD105E/DVD605E
DCR-DVD205E/DVD304E/
DVD305E/DVD705E/
DVD755E
While recording on a disc. 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-DVD105E/DVD605E
B 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-DVD205E/DVD304E/DVD305E/
DVD705E/DVD755E
B 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.
72
(optical zoom)
20 ×
12 ×
800 ×
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and
after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed
digitally.
WIDE SELECT (DCR-DVD105E/
DVD605E)
You can record a picture in a ratio suitable
for the screen on which it will be displayed.
B 4:3
Standard setting (to record pictures to be
played back on a
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
*1
screen TV
When viewed on a standard TV
(4:3 screen)
*1
When 16:9 screen TV switches to full screen
mode, the picture appears on the TV screen at
the right ratio.
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When you play back in TV (4:3 screen), the
picture may be compressed. When you play back
in the wide mode, the picture appears as you see
it on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
• You cannot change the aspect ratio in the
following cases:
– while recording movie
– when [D.EFFECT] is set to [OLD MOVIE]
(p.76).
• Available recording time may be shorter in the
following situations.
– when you toggle between 16:9 (wide) and 4:3
while recording on a DVD-R/DVD-RW
(VIDEO mode).
4:3 TV).
*2