Journalistic ShootingZooming
In some situations, different shooting angles mayTo produce the zoom in/out effect, or an instantaneous
provide more dramatic results. Hold the camcorder inchange in image magnification.
the desired position and tilt the LCD monitor in theZoom In
most convenient direction. It can rotate 270! (90!
downward, 180! upward).Slide the Power Zoom Lever ^ towards OT�.
Zoom Out
Self-RecordingSlide the Power Zoom Lever ^ towards OW�.
The further you slide the Power Zoom Lever ^, the
You can shoot yourself while viewing your own image
quicker the zoom action.
in the LCD monitor. Open the LCD monitor and tilt it
upward 180! so that it faces forward, then point theNOTES:
lens toward yourself and start recording.I Focusing may become unstable during Zooming. In this
case, set the zoom while in Record-Standby, lock the
Operation Modefocus by using the manual focus ( pg. 19), then zoom
in or out in Record mode.
Choose the appropriate operation mode according toI Zooming is possible to a maximum of 700X, or it can be
your preference using the Power Switch y.switched to 16X magnification using the optical zoom
( pg. 21).
Power Switch PositionI Zoom magnification of over 16X is done through Digital
image processing, and is therefore called Digital Zoom.
:I During Digital zoom, the quality of image may suffer.
Allows you to set various recording functions using theI Macro shooting (as close as approx. 5 cm to the subject)
Menus. If you want more creative capabilities than Fullis possible when the Power Zoom Lever ^ is set all the
Auto recording, try this mode.way to OW�. Also see OTELE MACRO� in the Menu Screen
on page 22.
(Full Auto):
Allows you to record using NO special effects or manual
adjustments. Suitable for standard recording.
^
OFF (CHARGE):
Allows you to switch off the camcorder.
PLAY:
Y Allows you to play back a recording on the tape.
Y Allows you to transfer still/moving images recorded on
the tape to a computer (GR-D50 only).
Power-Linked Operation
When the Power Switch y is set to O � or O �, you
can also turn on/off the camcorder by opening/closingy
the LCD monitor or pulling out/pushing in the view-
finder.
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