Canon XA20 - Manual (Page 62)

Zooming
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Soft Zoom Control
Soft zoom control allows you to start and/or stop the zoom gradually.
1 Open the [Soft Zoom Control] screen.
[FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Soft Zoom Control]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [ X ].
Options (
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Default value)
Digital Tele-Converter
Using the digital tele-converter, you can digitally increase the focal length of the camcorder by a factor
of approx. 2 and record the enlarged image at full HD resolution.
1 Open the [Digital Zoom] screen.
[FUNC.] > [MENU] > p > [Digital Zoom]
2 Touch [f Digital Tele-conv.] and then touch [X].
3 Open the zoom controls.
[FUNC.] > [ZOOM]
4 Touch [f] (digital tele-converter) and then touch [X].
• The center of the screen will be enlarged approximately 2 times and the f icon will appear.
• Touch [ f ] again before closing the screen to deactivate the digital tele-converter.
NOTES
• You can attach the optional tele-converter and use it in conjunction with this function to increase the
effect.
• The digital tele-converter cannot be set while recording or when p > [Conversion Lens] is set
to [WA-H58].
• The image is digitally processed so the image will deteriorate throughout the zoom range.
[ j Off]  Use this setting if you do not intend to use soft zoom control.
[ ¬ Start] Zoom starts gradually.
[ ® Stop] Zoom stops gradually.
[ ¯ Start & Stop] Zoom start and stops gradually.
Operating modes:
COP
Y