Zooming:optical, Advancedand Digital Zoom; Quick Start Function - Canon ZR960 Instruction Manual

Zooming:Optical, Advancedand Digital
Zoom
Usingthe Zoom
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The camcorder offers three types of
zoom: optical, advanced and digital
zoom. You can also change the zoom
speed.
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Selecting the ZoomType
Options
• Default value
Thezoomrangeis limitedto the optical
magnificationratioofthe lens.
When recording movies with a 16:9 aspect ratio,
in addition to the optical zoom range, the
camcorder processes the image digitally to
obtain a larger zoom range without any
deterioration in image quality. Note that the angle
of view will be wider at both full telephoto and
full wide-angle.
Whenthis optionis selected, t he camcorder w ill
switchto digitalzoom(light blue areaon the
zoomindicator) w henyou zoomin beyond the
opticalzoomrange(whiteareaon thezoom
indicator). W iththe digital zoom,the imageis
processed digitallyso imagequalitywill
deteriorate the moreyou zoomin.
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[_ MENU] O
[t_ CAMERA SETUP] O
[ZOOM TYPE] O Desired option O
"_ NOTES
The advanced zoom cannot be selected if
[WIDESCREEN] is set to [_ OFF].
W
Zoom out
0
w-'r Zoom in
Move the zoom lever toward W to
zoom out (wide-angle). Move it
toward T to zoom in (telephoto).
Press gently for slower zooms; press
harder for faster zooms. You can also
set [ZOOM SPEED] (EC!46) to one of
three constant speeds (3 is the fastest,
1 the slowest).
_) NOTES
• Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) to the subject.
At full wide-angle, you can focus on a
subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.).
• When [ZOOM SPEED] is set to [_
VARIABLE], the zoom speed will be
faster in record pause mode than when
actually recording.
Quick Start Function
When you close the LCD panel in
mode, the camcorder enters
the standby mode. In standby mode the
camcorder consumes only about half
the power used when recording, saving
energy when you are using a battery
pack. Additionally, when you open the
LCD panel, the camcorder is ready to
start recording in approximately 1
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