Sony Handycam Vision DCR-TRV9 Operating Instructions Manual page 13

Note on remaining tape indicator
The indicator may not be displayed accurately depending on tile tape. Though tile indicator
does not appear at the time of recording, it will appear in a %w seconds.
Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change tile size of tile subject in the scene.
For more professional looking recordings, use the zoom fnnction sparingly.
"T" side: fbr telephoto (subject appears closer)
"W" side: for wide angle (subject appears farther away)
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Zooming speed (Variable speed zooming)
Press the power zoom switrh a little for a relatively slow zoom; press it still more fbr a high
speed zoon-l.
When you shoot a subject using a telephoto zoom
If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, press the "W" side of the
power zoom switch until the %cus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2
5/8 %et (about 80 cm) away fl'om the lens surf'-me in the telephoto position, or about 1/2
inch (ahout 1 cm) away in the wide angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
• More than 15x zoom is performed digitally, and the picture quality deteriorates as you go
toward the "T" side. If you do not want to use the digital zoom, set the D ZOOM f\mction
to OFF in the menu system.
• The right side [a] of the power zoom indicator shows the digital zooming zone, and the
left side [b] shows the optical zooming zone. If you set the D ZOOM f\mction to OFF, the
[a] zone disappears.
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