Zooming, Tips on recording positions, Holding the camcorder – Sharp VIEWCAM VL-WD650U User Manual

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Basic Operations

Camera Recording

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Zooming

Zooming allows you to move visually closer to

or farther from a subject without physically

changing your position.

Wide

angle

Zooming in (when you want to center

attention on the subject)

Zooming out (when you want to

show the surroundings)

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Tips on Recording Positions

To create images that are easy to watch during

playback, try to record with a stable posture

while steadying your camcorder to prevent the

image from shaking.

Holding the camcorder

Put your right hand through the hand strap, and

Tele- place your left hand under the camcorder for

photo support.

To zoom in

Push the Power Zoom control to the T (tele­

photo) side to get a close-up view (®).

To zoom out

Push the Power Zoom control to the W (wide
angle) side to get a wide field of view

( ® ) .

Power Zoom

control

• The zoom range indicator shows you the current

zoom setting.

• The zoom speed depends on how far you push

the Power Zoom control.

Notes:

• The camcorder is unable to focus when zooming

in on subjects within 6 feet (1.8 m). The

camcorder will automatically zoom out until It is
able to focus on the subject. (See page 43 for
recording macro shots.)

• See page 32 for use of the digital zoom.

Basic posture

Place your elbows

— .

,

against your sides, f

Place the viewfinder

eyecup firmly

against your eye.

Balance your

weight on both

- legs.

Shooting from a high angie

Turn the LCD monitor so

that the screen faces

downward.

Shooting from a iow angie

Using the viewfinder

Raise the viewfinder to-

view the subject.

Using the LCD monitor

Turn the LCD monitor so
that the screen faces

upward.

Note:

• Take care not to touch the microphone with your

fingers during recording. It will cause noise on

the audio track.

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