Sony DCR-PC350 - Manual (Page 69)

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Using the Menu 69
ZEBRA
This is useful as a guide when adjusting the brightness. When you change the
default setting,
is displayed. The zebra pattern is not recorded.
b Note
• Portions of the screen where brightness is above 100 IRE may appear overexposed.
z Tip
• The zebra pattern is diagonal stripes that appear in portions of the screen where brightness
exceeds a preset level.
SELF-TIMER
See page 29 and 34 for details.
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.
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 a TV compatible with the ID-1/ID-2 system
and play the tape, the TV switches to full mode automatically.
G OFF The zebra pattern is not displayed.
70 The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 70 IRE.
100 The zebra pattern appears at a screen brightness level of about 100
IRE or higher.
G OFF Select to deactivate the digital zoom. Up to 10 times zoom is
performed optically.
20 × Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 20 times zoom is
performed digitally.
120 × Select to activate the digital zoom. 10 times through 120 times zoom
is performed digitally.
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming
zone.
The zooming zone appears when you select the
zooming level.
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