Panasonic VDR-M53PP Operating Instructions Manual

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QmmZoomingThis DVD Video Camera allows you to record using optical 24- (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or 1O- (onVDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) power zoom and digital zoom.If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the "T"control side with Dig. Zoom 60x or 800x specified(on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or Dig. Zoom 40xor 240x specified (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP),the digital zoom will be activated midway (whenoptical 24-power is exceeded on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP or optical 10-power is exceeded onVDR-M75PPNDR-M95PP). You can set the digitalzoom up to 60x (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or40x (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) in photo mode,and 60x and 800x (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP)or 40x and 240x (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) inmovie mode.1Press the MENU button,choose "Dig. Zoom" onthe "Camera FunctionsSetup" menu screen, andthen press the ,/llbutton.2 Choose the desired magnification, and thenpress the ,/11 button.3 Press the MENU button to end setting.Moving the zoom lever will display the digitalzoom bar.* 800x will appear on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP; 240x will appear on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP.FIRE SEP _,_ 2_,_When0ig Zoomis"Off"w_lWhenDig Zoomis"0n"(40x)w TDigitalzoomrangeWhenDig Z001nis"0n"(240x}*(0nlyirl movie_ec01dirlg)wDigitalzoom_angeW:Recording wide area(wide-angle)dNote:• Dig. Zoom setting will be etored in memory even if theDVD Video Camera ie turned off,• You can also use the DIGITAL ZOOM button on remotecontroller to switch the digital zoom eetting. Preseing thebutton during movie recording will switch the settingbetween Off", "60x" and "800x" (on VDR-M53PP,'VDR-M55PP) or 'Off", "40x" and "240x" (on VDR-M75PPiVDR-M95PP). Pressing the button during still recordingwill switch between "Off" and "60x" (on VDR-M53PPiVDR-M55PP) or 40x" (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP).• If you set zoom to 800x (VDR-M53PPiVDR-M55PP),240x (VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) when recording still,digital zoom will be up to 60x" (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or "40x" (on VDR-M75PPNDR-M95PP).• When a subject is zoomed, it may be momentarily out offocus.• When digital zoom is engaged, the image quality will berougher.• When using card, zooming only up to "60x" (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or "40x" (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) is possible, even when "800x" (on VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP) or"240x" (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP)has been chosen.• If the power switch is set to _ " with DVD-RAM discloaded, zooming only up to"60x" (on VDR-M53PPiVDR-M55PP) or 40x" (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) ispossible, even when "800x" (on VDR-M53PPiVDR-M55PP) or "240x" (on VDR-M75PP/VDR-M95PP) hasbeen chosen.• When you record pictures, with 24x" (on VDR-M53PPiVDR-M55PP) or "lOx" (on VDR-M75PPiVDR-M95PP)or more magnification, the DVD Video Camera issusceptible to shake. We recommend using a tripod (onlyfor VDR-M53PP/VDR-M55PP).57