Sony DCR-TRV50 - Manual (Page 31)

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Recording
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Basics
Using the zoom feature
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
Using the zoom sparingly results in better-looking recordings.
W : Wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
T : Telephoto (subject appears closer)
To use zoom greater than 10
×
Zoom greater than 10
×
is performed digitally. Digital zoom can be set to 20
×
or 120
×
.
To activate digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu
settings (p. 201). The digital zoom is set to OFF as a default setting.
When you shoot close to a subject
If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the “W” side until the
focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch)
away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)
away in the wide-angle position.
Note on digital zoom
The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever towards the “T”
side.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-TRV50 only)
You cannot use the digital zoom.
Recording a picture
The right side of the bar shows the digital zooming
zone.
The digital zooming zone appears when you select
the digital zoom power in the menu settings.
T W
T W T W
W
T