Recording a picture
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it fl/rther for a fi_ster zoom.
[]sing tile zoom flmction sparingly results in better looking recordings.
"T" side: fbr telephoto (subject appears closet)
"W" side: fur wide angle (subject appears farther away)
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To use zoom greater than lOx
Zoon-i greater than 10× is perfi0rmed digitally, if you set D ZOOM to 20× or 120× in the
n-lenu settings. The digital zoom ftmction is set to OFF as a default setting (p. 84).
The right side of the bat" shows --
the digital zooming zone.
The digital zooming zone appears
when you set D ZOOM to 20x or
120×.
When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the "W" side until the
focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2 tbet 5/8 inch (about 80 cm)
away fl'om the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inch (about 1 cm)
away in the wide angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
• Digital zoom starts to flmction when zoom exceeds 10×.
• The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever toward the "T"
side.
• You cannot use the digital zoom when the POWER switch is set to MEMORY.
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