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Recording/Playback
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Useful functions for
recording movies and
photos
Zooming
You can magnify images up to 17 times the
original size with the power zoom lever.
Move the power zoom lever slightly for
a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
Notes
Be sure not to move your finger off the power
zoom lever suddenly. The operation sound of
the power zoom lever may also be recorded.
You cannot change the zoom speed of the zoom
lever on the handle.
The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
You can magnify images up to 12 times using
optical zooming, unless [
STEADYSHOT] is
set to [ACTIVE].
You can also magnify images with
/ on
the LCD screen by setting [DISPLAY SET]
to [AUTO1]. Note, however, that you cannot
change the zoom speed with
/ .
Tips
You can set [
DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 85) if you
want to zoom to a greater level.
Recording better images
automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)
By pressing , you can record images
using the INTELLIGENT AUTO function.
When you turn the camcorder toward
the subject, the camcorder records using
the optimum combination of the three
detection modes: Face detection, Scene
detection and Camera-shake detection.
When the camcorder detects the subject,
the icons that correspond to the detected
condition are displayed.
Tips
In the default setting, INTELLIGENT AUTO
is set to ON.
Face detection
(Portrait), (Baby)
The camcorder detects faces, and adjusts
the focus, color, and exposure.
Close view: (Telephoto)
Wider range of view:
(Wide angle)
Power zoom lever
Power zoom
lever
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