Zooming

  1. Move the power zoom lever (W or T) to magnify or reduce the size of the image.

W (Wide angle): Wider range of view
T (Telephoto): Close view
  • You can magnify images up to 17 times (Extended Zoom) the original size with the power zoom lever.

  • 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.

  • 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 up to 10 times using optical zooming in the following cases:

  • When [SteadyShot] is set to other than [Active]

  • When the (Photo) mode is selected

Related topics
Further zooming: [Digital Zoom]