Canon ZR500 Instruction Manual page 25

When the digital zoom is activated, the camcorder automatically switches between optical
and digital zoom. With digital zoom, image resolution becomes lower the more you zoom in.
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1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu.
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3. Select (.T) the [CAMERA SETUP] menu and press
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Then, select (.T) the [D.ZOOM] option and press
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4. Select [100x] or [800x] and press (@) to save the changes.
5. Press the FUNC. button to close the menu.
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Digital zoom cannot be used in the
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Night recording program.
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A zoom indicator appears for 4 seconds. It extends in light blue when the digital
zoom is set to 100x, and extends further in dark blue when set to 800x.
You can set the zoom speed to variable or to one of 3 levels of fixed zoom speeds. When
set to [VARIABLE], the zoom speed depends on how you activate the zoom lever. Press
softly for a slower zoom or press more strongly for a faster zoom.
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CAMERA SETUP
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1. Press the FUNC. button to open the FUNC. menu.
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joystick select (AT) the
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icon and press
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3. Select
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the [CAMERA SETUP] menu and press
(@). Then, select (.T) the [ZOOM SPEED] option and press (w).
4. Select a setting option and press
(@ )
to save the changes.
5. Press the FUNC. button to close the menu.
_ The fastest zoom speed can be achieved with the [VARIABLE] setting. Among the
• fixed zoom speeds [SPEED 3] is the fastest, and [SPEED 1] the slowest.
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