48 Basic Shooting and PlaybackOperating modes:* In mode, [Zoom Type] will be set to [ Optical].OptionsNOTES• Keep at least 1 m away from the subject. At full wide angle, you canfocus on a subject as close as 1 cm. Using tele macro (A 84), you canfocus on a subject as close as 50 cm at full telephoto.• You can also set > p > [Zoom Speed] to one of three con-stant speeds (3 is the fastest, 1 the slowest). When [Zoom Speed] is setto [Y Variable], the zoom speed will be faster in record pause modethan when actually recording, except when pre-recording (A 80) isactivated.• When you turn off the camcorder, it “remembers” the zoom position sothe next time you turn it on, the zoom position will be the same. You canactivate this feature using the > p > [Zoom Position at Star-tup] setting.* * SCN> [Zoom Type] > Desired zoom type > [X][ Optical] For optical zoom, the camcorder uses the opticalmagnification ratio of the lens.[ Advanced] For advanced zoom, the camcorder processesthe image beyond the range of the optical zoom to obtain alarger zoom without any deterioration in image quality. At full wideangle, the angle of view with advanced zoom is wider than theangle of view with optical zoom.[ Digital] (9 [ Digital]) For digital zoom (light blue areaon the zoom bar), the image is processed digitally so image qual-ity will deteriorate the more you zoom in.COPY
