AUTO Mode 51OptionsNOTES• Keep at least 1 m (3.3 ft.) away from the subject. At full wide angle, youcan focus on a subject as close as 1 cm (0.39 in.). Using tele macro(A 106), you can focus on a subject as close as 50 cm (1.6 ft.) at fulltelephoto.• In or mode, you can also set p > [Zoom Speed] toone of three constant speeds (3 is the fastest, 1 the slowest). When[Zoom Speed] is set to [Y Variable], the zoom speed will be faster inrecord pause mode than when actually recording, except when pre-recording (A 98) is activated.Quick StartWhen you close the LCD panel with the camcorder on, the camcorderenters the standby mode. In standby mode the camcorder consumesonly about 1/3 the power used when recording, saving energy whenyou are using a battery pack. Additionally, when you open the LCDpanel, the camcorder is ready to start recording in approximately1 second*, allowing you to record the subject right away.* The actual time required varies depending on the shooting conditions.Operating modes:[ 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] For digital zoom (light blue area on the zoom bar),the image is processed digitally so image quality will deterioratethe more you zoom in. When you are using digital zoom (zoomposition is within the light blue area on the zoom bar), photoscannot be taken.COPY