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ZOOMING
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Use the zoom feature to smoothly change the picture from a wide-angle shot includmg the area surrounding the subject, to
a close-up shot emphasizing the subject. You can also zoom from a close-up to a wide angle shot.
Zoom-in
. . . To call attention to a specific point.
Zoom-Ollt
... To include a final shot of
Telephoto
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Notes :
• Vibration is more noticeable in telephoto shots (when you zoom to a close-up), so be sure to keep the camcorder steady.
• When using the manual focus for the zoom feature, adjust the focus at the telephoto (close-up) Position, return to the
wide-angle (distant) Position, then zoom to the telephoto Position while recording. The focus will be blurred at the telephoto
Position if it is set at the wide-angle Position.
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LIGHTING CONDITIONS AND LIGHTS
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Correct lighting is important. Use the tabie below as a reference for selecting the most suitabie lighting cc~c:ons.
Telephoto
Wide angle
ND filter is recommended
Unit (lux)
Snow-covered mountains
Ski slopes
100,000
Beach on clear summer day
Clear-sky sunlight at noon (100,000)
Usable ränge
10,000
Clear-sky sunlight at 3 PM (35,000)
Cloudy-sky sunlight at noon (32,000)
Cloudy-sky sunlight one hour after dawn (2,000)
1,000
Next to window in an Office with fluorescent lighting (1,000)
Clear-sky one hour before sunset (1,000)
500
Inside a department störe (500 to 700)
Ticket gate of a train Station (650)
100
Office with fluorescent lighting (400 to 500)
13-m2 (43-ft2) room with two 30-W fluorescent light (300)
Subway platform (300)
Shopping arcade at night (150 to 200)
More lighting is suggested
10
Inside a movie theater at mtermission (15 to 35
Candielight (10 to 15)
More lighting is needed
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