Sony HANDYCAM CCD-TR100 Service Manual page 6

Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the scene.
For more professional-looking recordings, use the zoom function sparingly.
"T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
"W" side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
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Zooming Speed (Dual speed zooming)
Press the power zoom button firmly for a high-speed zoom, press it softly for a relatively slow zoom.
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 button until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 3 1/4 feet (100 cm)
away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inches (! cm) in the wide-angle
position.
Notes on Digital Zoom (CCD-TR83/TIR93 only)
• More than 12x zoom is performed digitally, and the picture quality deteriorates asyou go toward the
T side. If you do not want to use the digital zoom, set the D ZOOM function to OFF in the menu
system (p. 29).
• The horizontal bar in the power zoom indicator separates the digital zooming zone (above the bar [a])
and the optical zooming zone (under the bar [b]). If you set the D ZOOM function to OFF, the part
above the bar disappears.
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For hand-held shots, you'll get better results by holding the camcorder according to the following
suggestions:
[a) _]
• Hold the camcorder firmly and secure it with the grip strap so that you can easily manipulate the
controls with your thumb [a].
• Place your right elbow against your side.
• Place your left hand under the camcorder to support it.
• Place your eye firmly against the viewfinder eyecup.
• Use the viewfinder frame as a guide to determine the horizontal plane.
• You can also record in a low position to get an interesting recording angle. Lift the viewfinder up for
recording from a low position [b].
Place the camcorcler on • flat surface or use a tripod
Try placing the camcorder on a table top or any other fiat surface of suitable height. If you have a
tripod for a still camera, you can also use it with the camcorder (p. 46).
If the camcorder is difficult to balance on a tripod, use the supplied tripod adaptor. Attach the tripod
adaptor to the camcorder by turning the screw [€]. The adaptor has a screw hole for a tripod. Do not
leave the tripod adaptor on the camcorder if the camcorder is not mounted on a tripod.
When attaching a non-Sony tripod, make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than
9/32 inches (6.5 ram). Otherwise, the screw may damage the inner parts of the camcorder.
Cautions on the vlewfinder
• Do not pick up the camcorder by the viewfinder [d].
• Do not place the camcorder so as to point the viewfinder toward the sun. The inside of the viewfinder
may be deformed. Be careful when plating the camcorder under sunlight or by the window [el.
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