Sony DCR-IP55 - Manual (Page 34)

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Using the zoom feature
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
“T” side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
“W” side:for wide-angle (subject appears further away)
Using the zoom function sparingly results in better-looking recordings.
To zoom greater than 10
×
Zoom greater than 10
×
is performed digitally. To activate the digital zoom, select the
digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings. The digital zoom function is set
to OFF in the default setting (p. 176).
Recording a picture
T W
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.
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.
Digital zoom
•Digital zoom starts to function when zoom exceeds 10
×
. Up to 20x or 120x zoom is
performed digitally.
•The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever toward the “T”
side.
When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY/NETWORK (DCR-IP55 only)
You cannot use the digital zoom.
W
T
T W
T W