Panasonic NV-GS500 Operating Instructions Manual

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Record mode29VQT0T47Zoom in/out functionYou can zoom in up to 12k optically.≥Set to Tape/Card Recording Mode.1 Wide-angle recording (zoom out):Push the [W/T] lever towards [W].Close-up recording (zoom in):Push the [W/T] lever towards [T].≥When zooming in and recording images whileholding the movie camera by hand, werecommend using the image stabilizer function.≥When you are zooming on a faraway subject, asharper focus is achieved if the recordingsubject is 1.2 metres or further from the moviecamera.≥When the zoom speed is high, the subject maynot be focused easily.≥When the zoom magnification is 1k, the moviecamera can focus on a subject approx. 4.0 cmdistant from the lens.ª Digital zoom functionIf the zoom magnification exceeds 12 times, thenthe digital zoom function will be activated. Thedigital zoom function allows you to select amagnification from 30k to 700k.≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.1 Set [ADVANCED] >> [D.ZOOM] >> [30k] or[700k].[OFF]: Optical zoom only (Up to 12k)[30k]: Digital zoom (Up to 30k)[700k]: Digital zoom (Up to 700k)≥The larger the digital zoom magnification, themore the image quality is degraded.≥When the Card Recording mode is used, thedigital zoom function cannot be used.ª About the variable speed zoomfunction≥When pushing the [W/T] lever as far as it will go,you can zoom from 1k to 12k in 2.0 seconds atthe maximum.≥The zoom speed varies according to the amountof movement of the [W/T] lever.≥The variable speed zoom function cannot beused with the remote control or the free styleremote control.ª To use the zoom microphone functionInterlocked with the zooming operation, themicrophone will collect sounds clearly far awaywith the tele-shot or those in the vicinity with thewide-angle shot.≥Set to Tape Recording Mode.1 Set [ADVANCED] >> [ZOOM MIC] >> [ON].VOL1tW T5tW T1212tW T5050tt W TZOOM