Canon XF100 XF100 / XF105 Instruction Manual - Page 64

Zooming Using the Grip Zoom Rocker Use the functions in the [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] submenus to set the zoom speed. When you select a constant zoom speed, set one of 16 64 constant speeds (1 is the slowest, 16 the fastest). With a variable zoom speed, press gently for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms. Move the zoom rocker toward Q to zoom out (wide-angle) and toward P to zoom in (telephoto). Setting the Zoom Speed Refer to the following table for approximate zoom speeds of the entire zoom range (end to end). 1 Open the zoom [Speed Level] submenu. [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Speed Level] 2 Select [Fast], [Normal] or [Slow] and then press SET. 3 Open the [Grip Rocker] submenu. [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Grip Rocker] 4 Select [Constant] or [Variable] and then press SET. [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Speed Level] [Normal] [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Grip Rocker] [Variable] To set the speed level for [Constant] 5 Open the grip rocker [Constant Speed] submenu. [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Constant Speed] 6 Select the desired level and then press SET. [l Camera Setup] [Zoom] [Constant Speed 8] Approximate zoom speeds (grip zoom rocker) [Grip Rocker] setting [Constant] [Variable] [Constant Speed] setting [1] (slowest) [16] (fastest) - [Slow] 4 min. 45 sec. 4 sec. 4 sec. to 4 min. 45 sec. [Speed Level] setting [Normal] 3 min. 3 sec. 3 sec. to 3 min. [Fast] 1 min. 2 sec.* 2 sec.* to 1 min. * When the zoom speed is too fast (approximately 2 seconds end-to-end), the camcorder will have more trouble focusing automatically while zooming.