Sony DCR-TRV16 Operating Instructions Manual page 30

Recording a picture
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom function sparingly results in betterdooking recordings.
W: For wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
T : For telephoto (subject appears closer)
To use zoom greater than 10×
Zoom greater than 10x is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20 x or 120 x.
To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu
settings (p. 177). The digital zoom function is set to OFF as a default setting.
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When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp fucus, move the power zoom lever to the "W" side until the
focus is sharp. You can shoot a sut@ct that is at least about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch)
away fl-om the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)
away in the wide-angle position.
Note on digital zoom
The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the "T"
side.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY (except DCR-TRV16)
You carmot use the digital zoom.
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