Sony DCR-HC30 Camera Operations Guide - Page 68

DIGITAL ZOOM You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 times while recording on a tape. Note that the image quality decreases when you are using the digital zoom. This function is useful when recording enlarged pictures of a distant subject, such as a bird. The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level. GOFF 20 × 120 × Select to deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10 times zoom is performed optically. Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 20 times zoom is performed digitally. Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 120 times zoom is performed digitally. 16:9 WIDE You can record a 16:9 wide picture on the tape to watch on a 16:9 wide-screen TV ([16:9WIDE] mode). With this function [ON], your camcorder offers even wider angles when you move the power zoom lever to the "W" side than recording in [OFF]. When you connect your camcorder to the S video input jack of a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system and play the tape, the TV switches to full mode automatically. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your TV. When viewed on the LCD screen/viewfinder When viewed on a 16:9 wide screen TV* When viewed on a standard TV** * Picture appears in full screen when the wide-screen TV switches to full mode. **Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture in the wide mode, it appears as you have seen on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder. 68 Using the Menu