Sony CCD-VX3 Operation Manual - Page 20

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Using the Zoom Feature Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the scene. You can also use zoom to focus manually or to decide on a shooting angle before you start recording. For more professionallooking recordings, use the zoom sparingly. T side: for telephoto (subject appears closer) W side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away) O 6 w Zooming speed Press the power zoom button firmly for a high-speed zoom. Press it softly for a relatively slow zoom. Manual zooming You can also zoom using the manual zoom lever. Manual zooming enables you to control zooming speed precisely. Turn the manual zoom lever upward for telephoto shots and downward for wide-angle shots. When you shoot a subject using a telephoto zoom If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, press the W side of the power zoom button until the focus sharpens. You can shoot a subject that is at least 1.2 m (about 4 feet) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) in the wide-angle position. Manual focusing in macro You can also shoot with manual focus while doing close-ups (p.36).

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Using
the
Zoom
Feature
Zooming
is
a
recording
technique
that
lets
you
change
the
size
of
the
subject
in
the
scene.
You
can
also
use
zoom
to
focus
manually
or
to
decide
on
a
shooting
angle
before
you
start
recording.
For
more
professional
-
looking
recordings,
use
the
zoom
sparingly.
T
side:
for
telephoto
(subject
appears
closer)
W
side:
for
wide-angle
(subject
appears
farther
away)
O
6
w
Zooming
speed
Press
the
power
zoom
button
firmly
for
a
high-speed
zoom.
Press
it
softly
for
a
relatively
slow
zoom.
Manual
zooming
You
can
also
zoom
using the
manual
zoom
lever.
Manual
zooming
enables
you
to
control
zooming
speed
precisely.
Turn
the
manual
zoom
lever
upward
for
telephoto
shots
and
downward
for
wide-angle
shots.
When
you
shoot
a
subject
using
a
telephoto
zoom
If
you
cannot
get
a
sharp
focus
while
in
extreme
telephoto
zoom,
press
the
W
side
of
the
power
zoom
button
until
the
focus
sharpens.
You
can
shoot
a
subject
that
is
at
least
1.2
m
(about
4
feet)
away
from
the
lens
surface
in
the
telephoto
position,
or
1
cm
(about
1/2
inch)
in
the
wide-angle
position.
Manual
focusing
in
macro
You
can
also
shoot
with
manual
focus
while
doing
close-ups
(p.36).