Sony DCR-SX63 Handycam® Handbook - Page 25
Useful functions for recording movies and photos, Zooming, Selecting the recording mode - digital camcorder
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Useful functions for recording movies and photos Zooming You can magnify images up to 60 times the original size with the power zoom lever. You can magnify images also with the / on the LCD screen. Tips You can set [ DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 63) if you want to zoom to a greater level. Selecting the recording mode You can select a recording mode to record movies from 3 levels. The recording time of the media may change, depending on the recording mode. In the default setting, [ REC MODE] is set to [SP]. Recording/Playback Wider range of view (Wide angle) Close view (Telephoto) Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom. Notes SteadyShot may not reduce image blurring as desired when the power zoom lever is set to the T (Telephoto) side. Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom lever. If you move your finger off the power zoom lever, the operation sound of the power zoom lever may also be recorded. You cannot change the zoom speed with the / button on the LCD screen. The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 150 cm (about 59 1/8 in.) for telephoto. Long time recording High quality recording Touch (MENU) [Show others] [ REC MODE] (under [SHOOTING SET] category). Touch a desired setting. If you want to record high quality images, select the HQ mode, or if you want to record longer movies, select the LP mode. Touch . Notes Movies are recorded with MPEG-2 format. You can select from the following image qualities. Value such as "9M" is an average bit- rate, and "M" means "Mbps." [HQ] (9M (HQ)) [SP] (6M (SP))(the default setting) [LP](3M (LP)) If you record in the LP mode, the quality of movies may be degraded, or scenes with quick movements may appear with block noise when you play back the image. US 25