Samsung SC-HMX20C-XAA - Manual (Page 79)

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Guideline
• Guideline displays certain patterns on the LCD screen so that you can easily set the image composition when
recording movie or photo images.
• The HD camcorder provides 3 types of guidelines.
Settings Contents
On-screen
display
Off Disable the function. None
Enables you to center the subject for proper recording.
Enables you to place the subject within a safety zone which prevents it being cut
when editing in 4:3 for left and right and 2.35:1 for top and bottom.
Enables you to place the subject in the center square for proper positioning.
• Positioning the subject at the cross point of the guideline makes a balanced composition.
• Guidelines are not recorded on the images.
Digital Zoom
You can select the maximum zoom level in case you want to zoom to a level greater than 10X (the default setting)
during recording. Note that the image quality decreases when you use the digital zoom.
This right side of the bar shows the digital zooming factor. The zooming zone appears when you select the zooming level.
Settings Contents
On-screen
display
Off Up to 10X zoom is performed optically. None
On
Up to 10X zoom is performed optically, and after that, up to 10X zoom is performed
digitally. (Zooming more than 10X is achieved digitally, up to 100X when combined
with optical zoom.)
None
• The image quality may deteriorate depending on how much you zoom in on the subject.
• Maximum zooming may result in lower image quality.