Sony HDR HC3 Operating Guide - Page 32

Functions used for recording/playback, etc. 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 qa 0 9 8 Recording To use zoom 2 0 Move the power zoom lever 2 slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom. Wider range of view: (Wide angle) Close view: (Telephoto) • You cannot change the zoom speed with the zoom buttons 0 on the LCD panel. • The minimum possible distance between camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp 32 focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for telephoto. • You can set [DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 57) if you want to zoom to a level greater than 10 ×. • 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. To record high quality still images during tape recording (Dual Rec 1 8 qa You can record high quality still images on the "Memory Stick Duo" during tape recording. 1 Press START/STOP 8, qa to start tape recording. 2 Press PHOTO 1 fully. For each separate time tape recording, up to 3 still images can be recorded. Orange color boxes indicate the number of recorded images. When recording is finished, the color changes to orange. 3 Press START/STOP 8, qa to stop tape recording. Stored still images appear one by one, and the images are stored onto the "Memory Stick Duo." When disappears, the image has been recorded. • When the POWER switch is set to CAMERATAPE, still images will be recorded at image size 2.3M in the HDV format, 1.7M (4:3) or 2.3M (16:9) in the DV format. • Do not eject the "Memory Stick Duo" before tape recording is finished and the still images are stored on the "Memory Stick Duo." • You cannot use the flash during Dual Rec. • During the standby mode, still images will be stored in the same way as when the POWER switch is set to CAMERA-MEMORY. You can use the flash.