Zooming
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Move the power zoom lever to magnify or reduce the size of the image.
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You can magnify images using Extended Zoom as follows.
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For HDR-CX250E/ CX260E/ CX260VE/ CX270E/ PJ260E/ PJ260VE/ XR260E/ XR260VE: Up to 55 times the original size
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For HDR-CX570E/ CX580E/ CX580VE/ PJ580E/ PJ580VE/ PJ600E/ PJ600VE: Up to 20 times the original size
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Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.
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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.
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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.
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You can magnify images using optical zooming, unless [SteadyShot] is set to [Active]. Magnifications available are as follows.
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For HDR-CX250E/ CX260E/ CX260VE/ CX270E/ PJ260E/ PJ260VE/ XR260E/ XR260VE: Up to 30 times the original size
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For HDR-CX570E/ CX580E/ CX580VE/ PJ580E/ PJ580VE/ PJ600E/ PJ600VE: Up to 12 times the original size