Table of Contents
Advertisement
Optical Image Stabilizer
—~ Zoom in
Zoom out
The camera's 20X zoom lens allows you to choose
With most camcorders, even the slightest hand
the best picture angle for each scene:
movements will be noticeable during telephoto
* Turn:the:zoom control towards W to zoom out to
recording. However, the UC8Hi's Optical Image
wide-angle.
Stabilizer allows you to obtain steady recordings
* Turn it towards T to zoom in to telephoto.
even at 20X magnification. Unlike electronic image
:
stabilizers, it causes no loss of picture quality. The
You can also control the speed of zooming:
Optical Image Stabilizer can compensate for a wide
* Move the control slightly to zoom slowly.
¢ Turn it further to zoom more quickly. (The further
you turn the zoom contral, the faster the zoom
range of camera movement — you can record
stable images even if you are shooting from a
Zoom in
{}——_p>-—___—_4
eT,
—_—1—_—_-_
Stationary
(}———_1—____4j
Notes:
¢ Overuse of the zoom may make recordings seem
too busy. It is generally better to use it sparingly,
or in order to reframe between shots.
* When you want to get as close as possible to
your subject, keep the zoom at the wide-angle
position. You can focus on a subject as close as
1 cm (3/8 in).
* Keep the image stabilizer turned off when the
camera is mounted on a tripod.
* The image stabilizer always remains on when you
are using the Easy Recording program (see p.
22).
* The image stabilizer is designed to deal with a
normal degree of camera shake — it cannot
compensate for large movements of the camera.
¢ The image stabilizer is not as effective as usual
when the optional wide-converter or tele-
converter is attached.
>
Q.
<
se)
3
9
oO
Q
v1
i=
3
Q
=
oO
3
7)
Advertisement
Table of Contents
