Sony HANDYCAM DCR-SR40 Handbook page 55

DCR-SR40
DCR-SR60/SR80
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone appears
when you select the zooming level.
DCR-SR40
B OFF
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically.
40 ×
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and
after that up to 40 × zoom is performed
digitally.
800 ×
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically, and
after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed
digitally.
DCR-SR60/SR80
B OFF
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically.
24 ×
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and
after that up to 24 × zoom is performed
digitally.
800 ×
Up to 12 × zoom is performed optically, and
after that, up to 800 × zoom is performed
digitally.
WIDE SELECT (DCR-SR40)
You can record an image in the screen aspect
ratio matching a TV screen.
B 4:3
(optical zoom)
20 ×
12 ×
Image recorded in [16:9 WIDE]:
When playing back an image
on the LCD screen
1
*
If you set your TV to the full-screen mode, you
can view the image matching the wide (16:9) TV
screen.
2
*
If you play back an image on a standard (4:3) TV
screen, the image is vertically displayed. When
the TV is set to the wide mode, the image is
displayed just like the image displayed on the
LCD screen.
• You cannot switch the screen aspect ratio in the
following cases:
– while recording movies
– when [D.EFFECT] is set to [OLD MOVIE]
• When you connect your camcorder to a TV
compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system, or via an
S VIDEO jack, and play back the disc, the TV
switches to full mode automatically. Refer also to
the instruction manuals supplied with your TV.
STEADYSHOT
You can record images using
[STEADYSHOT] (the default setting is
[ON]). Set [STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] (
when using a tripod or the conversion lens
(optional).
When recording an image matching on a
standard (4:3) TV screen
16:9 WIDE
When recording an image matching on a
wide (16:9) TV screen.
When playing back an image on
a wide (16:9) TV screen
When playing back an image on
a standard (4:3) TV screen
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1
*
2
*
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