Sony MVC-FD97 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual page 21

Using the zoom feature
T side: for
telephoto
(subject
appears closer)
If you cannot get a sharp focus on a close subject
Slide the zoom lever to the W side and move closer to the subject until the focus is
sharp (page 54).
Minimum focal distance to the subject
W side: About 25 cm (9 7/8 inches)
T side: About 80 cm (31 1/2 inches)
To record even closer subjects, see page 54.
Digital zoom function
This camera has a digital zoom function.
Digital zoom enlarges the image by digital processing, and it starts to function when
the zoom exceeds 10 .
The T-side of the bar shows the
digital zooming zone.
Using digital zoom
• The maximum zoom magnification is 20 .
• Digital zooming deteriorates the picture quality. When digital zoom is not
necessary, set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [OFF] in the menu settings (page 45).
Note
Digital zoom does not work for moving images.
Zoom lever
W side: for wide-
angle (subject
appears farther
away)
T
W
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