Sony HDR-XR160 - Manual (Page 36)

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Advanced operations
Useful functions for
recording movies and
photos
Zooming
You can magnify images with the power
zoom lever. Magnifications available are as
follows. You can magnify images also with
the / on the LCD screen.
For the HDR-PJ10/XR160: Up to
42 times the original size
For the HDR-CX360/CX360V/PJ30/
PJ30V/PJ50/PJ50V: Up to 17 times the
original size
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster
zoom.
Notes
Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom
lever. If you move your finger off the power
zoom lever, the operation sound of the power
zoom lever may also be recorded.
You cannot change the zoom speed with the
/ button on the LCD screen.
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The minimum possible distance between
camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide
angle and about 80 cm (about 31 1/2 in.) for
telephoto.
You can magnify images using optical zooming,
unless [ SteadyShot] is set to [Active].
Magnifications available are as follows.
For the HDR-PJ10/XR160: Up to 30 times
For the HDR-CX360/CX360V/PJ30/PJ30V/
PJ50/PJ50V: Up to 12 times
Tips
You can set [Digital Zoom] if you want to zoom
to a greater level.
Recording better images
automatically (Intelligent Auto)
When you turn the camcorder toward
the subject, the camcorder records using
the optimum combination of the three
detection modes: Face detection, Scene
detection and Camera-shake detection
([On] is the default setting). When the
camcorder detects the subject, the icons
that correspond to the detected condition
are displayed.
Touch
 [On]/[Off]  at
the right bottom on the recording
screen of movies or photos.
Face detection
(Portrait), (Baby)
The camcorder detects faces, and adjusts
the focus, color, and exposure.
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Wider range of view
(Wide angle)
Close view
(Telephoto)