Shooting With The Mirror Mode - Sony DCR-IP45E Operating Instructions Manual

Recording a picture
When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power
zoom lever to the "W" side until the focus is
sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least
about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch) away from
the lens surface in the telephoto position, or
about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-
angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
•Digital zoom starts to function when zoom
exceeds 10 . Up to 20 or 120 zoom is
performed digitally.
•The picture quality deteriorates as you move
the power zoom lever toward the "T" side.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY/
NETWORK (DCR-IP55E only)
You cannot use the digital zoom.

Shooting with the mirror mode

This feature allows the camera subject to view
him or herself on the LCD screen.
The subject can see his or her own image on the
LCD screen while you look at the subject in the
viewfinder.
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-IP55E only) and,
rotate the LCD screen 180 degrees.
The indicator appears in the viewfinder and
on the LCD screen.
Xz appears in the standby mode, and z appears
in the recording mode. Some other indicators
appear mirror-reversed and others are not
displayed.
Xz
z
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