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NOTES
• Baby mode: In
that recording baby's precious moments is effortless. You can even add
stamps to the video that will track baby's growth. Playback is also simple.
All the movies are conveniently saved in the baby album chronologically.
Baby Mode
See
(; 93) for details.
• Smart AUTO: In
automatically select the best settings for your subject and the scene you
want to use. One of 38 icons will appear depending on the characteristics
of the subject, background, lighting conditions, etc.
About the Smart AUTO function
See
• Intelligent IS: In
IS setting for the situation.
Intelligent IS
See
SCN
• Use ,
various settings up to your preferences. In
access to menus.
See the chapter
• The camcorder features 32x optical zoom. When recording movies, you
can also use the 53x advanced zoom and 1060x digital zoom.
Zooming
See (;
• About the zoom speed:
- Onscreen zoom controls: depends on where you touch within the zoom
control.
- Zoom lever: variable speed. That is, the zoom speed depends on how
you press the lever: press gently for slower zooms; press harder for faster
zooms. You can also change the zoom speed to one of three constant
speeds.
Zooming
See (;
mode, the camcorder will optimize various settings so
(; 64) and Playing Back Scenes in the Baby Album
mode, just point the camcorder and Smart AUTO will
mode, the camcorder will automatically select the best
(; 45) for details.
, or mode to access the menus and to change
Advanced Shooting
47) for details.
47) for details.
Shooting Video and Taking Photos
(; 43) for details.
mode, you have limited
(; 60) for details.
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