Sony Handycam DCR-PC108E Operation Manual page 68

SELF-TIMER
DIGITAL ZOOM
16:9 WIDE
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Using the Menu
See page 30, 33 for details.
You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level
greater than 10 times while recording on a tape. Note that the image quality
decreases when you are using the digital zoom. This function is useful when
recording enlarged pictures of a distant subject, such as a bird.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming
zone.
The zooming zone appears when you select the
zooming level.
GOFF Select to deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10 times zoom is
performed optically.
20 ×
Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 20 times zoom is
performed digitally.
120 ×
Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 120 times zoom
is performed digitally.
You can record a 16:9 wide picture on the tape to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV
([16:9WIDE] mode).
With this function [ON], your camcorder offers even wider angles when you
move the power zoom lever to the "W" side than recording in [OFF].
Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV.
When viewed on the LCD screen/viewfinder
When viewed on a 16:9 wide screen TV*
When viewed on a standard TV**
* Picture appears in full screen when the wide-screen TV switches to full mode.
**Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture in the wide mode, it appears as you have seen
on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.