Sony DCR-DVD300 Operating Instructions - Page 32

To use the zoom feature, To use zoom greater than 10

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Shooting movies/still images To use the zoom feature Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom. Using the zoom sparingly results in better-looking recordings. W: For wide-angle (subject appears farther away) T : For telephoto (subject appears closer) To use zoom greater than 10× Zoom greater than 10× is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20 × or 120 ×. The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the "T" side. To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in [D ZOOM] in the SETUP display (page 110). The digital zoom is set to [OFF] as the default setting. The right side of the bar shows W T the digital zooming zone. The digital zooming zone appears when you select the digital zoom power in the SETUP display. Note You cannot use the digital zoom to shoot still images. Tip 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 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-angle position. 32

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To use the zoom feature
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom sparingly results in better-looking recordings.
W: For wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
T : For telephoto (subject appears closer)
To use zoom greater than 10
×
Zoom greater than 10
×
is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20
×
or 120
×.
The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the
“
T
”
side.
To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in [D ZOOM] in the SETUP
display (page 110). The digital zoom is set to [OFF] as the default setting.
Note
You cannot use the digital zoom to shoot still images.
Tip
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 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch)
away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)
away in the wide-angle position.
Shooting movies/still images
T
W
The right side of the bar shows
the digital zooming zone.
The digital zooming zone
appears when you select the
digital zoom power in the
SETUP display.