Using the zoom feature, Zooming speed (variable speed zooming), Notes on digital zoom – Sony CCD-TR87 User Manual
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Camera recording
Using the zoom feature
Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the
scene.
For more professional-looking recordings, use the zoom function sparingly.
"T" side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
"W" side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
Zooming speed (Variable speed zooming)
Move the power zoom lever a little for a slower zoom, move it further for a faster zoom.
When you shoot a subject using a telephoto zoom
If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, move the power zoom
lever to the "W" side until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least
about 2 5/8 feet (about 80 cm) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or
about 1/2 inch (about 1 cm) away in the wide-angle position.
Notes on digital zoom
•More than 16x (CCD-TR57/TR67/TR87) or 18x (CCD-TR97/TR917/TR940) zoom is
performed digitally, and the picture quality deteriorates as you go toward the "T"
side. If you do not want to use the digital zoom, set the D ZOOM function to OFF in
the menu system.
• The right side
[a]
of the power zoom indicator shows the digital zooming zone, and
the left side
[b]
shows the optical zooming zone. If you set the D ZOOM function to
OFF, the
[a]
zone disappears.
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