Panasonic AG-HMC40 User Manual - Page 38

Using the zoom function

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Using the zoom function This camera has a 12 x optical zoom function. Use the zoom lever or assign zoom functions to the FOCUS ring to perform zoom operations. Zoom lever Gentry press the zoom lever to zoom slowly, firmly press to zoom faster. T: Zoom in W: Zoom out When using the zoom buttons on the LCD monitor, the zoom speed is constant. • With the SMOOTH ZOOM STOP item in the setting menu SW&DISP SETUP screen, you can select a mode that smoothes the zoom stop operation. Zoom lever Digital zoom function By setting D.ZOOM to any of the USER 1 - 3 buttons, you can use the camera's digital zoom function. (Page 106) With each press of the USER button to which D.ZOOM has been allocated, the digital zoom ratio will be switched between OFF (x 1)→x 2→x 5→ x 10→OFF. • The higher the zoom ratio setting, the poorer the image quality. • For all settings other than OFF (x 1), the current zoom ration will be displayed in the viewfinder or the LCD monitor. • The digital zoom function can only be used with the 1080/60i and 720/60P recording formats. • The digital zoom function cannot be used while touch auto focus is enabled. • The digital zoom function cannot be used in PHOTO mode. • The digital zoom function cannot be used with interval recording. On the remote control Press the ZOOM/VOL buttons to zoom. • Zoom speed is fixed at medium. START/ EXT PHOTO STOP DISPLAY SHOT DATE/ TIME ZOOM VOL SEARCH PLAY SEARCH STILL ADV PAUSE STILL ADV SKIP STOP SKIP MENU ENTER ZOOM/VOL buttons • When using a macro range and AF or MF on the focus control information display appears in reverse black and white, zooming may cause the image to become unfocused. 38

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Digital zoom function
By setting D.ZOOM to any of the USER 1 - 3
buttons, you can use the camera’s digital zoom
function. (Page 106)
With each press of the USER button to which
D.ZOOM has been allocated, the digital zoom ratio
will be switched between OFF (x 1)→x 2→x 5→
x 10→OFF.
The higher the zoom ratio setting, the poorer the
image quality.
For all settings other than OFF (x 1), the current
zoom ration will be displayed in the viewfinder or
the LCD monitor.
The digital zoom function can only be used with
the 1080/60i and 7±0/60P recording formats.
The digital zoom function cannot be used while
touch auto focus is enabled.
The digital zoom function cannot be used in
PHOTO mode.
The digital zoom function cannot be used with
interval recording.
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Using the zoom function
This camera has a 1± x optical zoom function. Use
the zoom lever or assign zoom functions to the
FOCUS ring to perform zoom operations.
Zoom lever
Gentry press the zoom lever to zoom slowly, firmly
press to zoom faster.
T
:
Zoom in
W
:
Zoom out
When using the zoom buttons on the LCD monitor,
the zoom speed is constant.
With the SMOOTH ZOOM STOP item in the
setting menu SW&DISP SETUP screen, you
can select a mode that smoothes the zoom stop
operation.
Zoom lever
On the remote control
Press the ZOOM/VOL buttons to zoom.
Zoom speed is fixed at medium.
ZOOM/VOL buttons
ZOOM
START/
STOP
PHOTO
SHOT
EXT
DISPLAY
DATE/
TIME
VOL
PLAY
STOP
SKIP
SKIP
MENU
ENTER
PAUSE
SEARCH
STILL ADV
STILL ADV
SEARCH
When using a macro range and AF or MF on
the focus control information display appears
in reverse black and white, zooming may
cause the image to become unfocused.
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