Sony HDR-GW77V/B Operating Manual page 29

 My Button (you can assign your favorite functions to icons displayed in this area) (48)
HDR-GW77V
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To zoom the subjects
Press and hold the power zoom button (W or
T) to magnify or reduce the size of the image.
W (Wide angle): Wider range of view
T (Telephoto): Close view
You can magnify images up to 17 times
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(Extended Zoom) the original size with the
power zoom button.
You can switch the zoom speed between high
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and low, by changing the pressure on the power
zoom button.
Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom
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buttons. If you move your finger off the power
zoom button, the operation sound of the power
zoom button may also be recorded.
You cannot change the zoom speed with the
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/ button on the LCD screen.
The minimum possible distance between
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camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
You can magnify images up to 10 times using
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optical zooming in the following cases:
When [ SteadyShot] is set to other than
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[Active]
When the (Photo) is lit
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Further zooming: [Digital Zoom] (p. 47)
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