Sony DCR-TRV70 - Manual (Page 33)

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Recording – 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 (The subject appears farther away.)
T : Telephoto (The 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 in the menu
settings (p. 174). The digital zoom is set to OFF as a default setting.
The picture quality deteriorates because the picture is processed digitally.
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 5/8 feet)
away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch)
away in the wide-angle position.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY
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