Sony HANDYCAM DCR-HC30 Operation Manual page 68

You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level
greater lhan 10 times while recording on a tape. Note that the image qualily
decreases when you are using the digital zoom. This t_nction is useful when
recording enlarged pictures of a distant subject, such as a bird.
, ,,7_, T ile right side of tile bar shows the digital zooming
zone.
The zooming zone appears when you select the
zooming level
1>OFF Select to deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 1O times zoom is
performed oplically.
20 x Select to activate tile digital zoom. I 0 times through 20 times zoom is
performed digitally.
120 x Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 12(1 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 lhe power zoom lever to the "W" side _hm_ recording in [OFF].
When you connect your camcorder to the S video input jack ofa TV compatible
with the ID-I/ID-2 system and play lhe tape, 1he TV switches to full mode
automatically.
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 8 standard TV**
* Picture appears ill 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.
68 Using the Menu