Canon Digital Video Camcorder ZR20 - Manual (Page 22)

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E
Mastering
the Basics
40
Ч/200Ч digital zoom
Magnifies the camcorder’s zoom range by up to 20
×.
The zoom control continues to work as usual. You can freely zoom in and out
between 1
× and 200× magnification — the camcorder automatically switches
between optical zooming (up to 10
×) and digital zooming (10× to 200×).
Zooming
The camcorder’s 10
× zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for
each scene:
• Move the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle.
• Move it towards T to zoom in to telephoto.
You can also control the speed of zooming:
• Move the control slightly to zoom slowly.
• Move it farther to zoom more quickly. (The farther you move the zoom control,
the faster the zoom speed.)
The T and W buttons on the wireless controller adjust the picture angle, but not
the zoom speed.
10
× optical zoom
T W
Zoom out
Zoom in
To change the digital zoom, open the menu and select CAM.SET UP. Then
select D.ZOOM, set it to OFF or 200
× and close the menu.
Notes:
• When zooming, as a rule, keep at least 3 ft 3 3 /
8
in (1 m) between you and your
subject. However when the zoom is at the wide-angle position, you can focus
on a subject as close as
3 /
8
in (1 cm).
• Image resolution is slightly lower when the magnification is greater than 10
×.
• The zoom indicator appears for 4 seconds. When the digital zoom is set to 40
×,
the zoom indicator extends (light blue).
When the digital zoom is set to 200
× zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a
darker blue).
D.ZOOM•••••• 40
×
CAM.SET UP
( 36)
CAMERA
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