Useful Functions For Recording Movies And Photos; Zooming; Selecting The Recording Mode - Sony Handycam DCR-SR20 Handbook

Useful functions for
recording movies and
photos

Zooming

You can magnify images up to 50 times the
original size with the power zoom lever.
Wider range of view
(Wide angle)
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
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Notes
SteadyShot may not reduce image blurring as
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desired when the power zoom lever is set to the
T (Telephoto) side.
Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom
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lever. If you move your finger off the power
zoom lever, the operation sound of the power
zoom lever may also be recorded.
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 150 cm (about 59 1/8 in.) for
telephoto.
Tips
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You can set [ DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 62) if you
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want to zoom to a greater level.
Close view
(Telephoto)

Selecting the recording mode

You can select a recording mode to record
movies from 3 levels. The recording time of
the media may change, depending on the
recording mode. In the default setting,
[ REC MODE] is set to [SP].
Long time recording
(MENU)  [Show
 Select
others]  [
[SHOOTING SET] category).
 Select a desired setting.
If you want to record high quality
images, select the HQ mode, or if you
want to record longer movies, select
the LP mode.
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Select
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Notes
Movies are recorded with MPEG-2 format.
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You can select from the following image
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qualities. Value such as "9M" is an average bit-
rate, and "M" means "Mbps. "
[HQ] (9M (HQ))
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[SP] (6M (SP))(the default setting)
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[LP](3M (LP))
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High quality
recording
REC MODE] (under
.
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