Hitachi DZ-HS503 User Manual

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If you continue to hold the zoom lever on the 
“T” control side with Dig. Zoom specified, the 
digital zoom will be activated midway (when  
optical 10-power is exceeded).
You can zoom up to 240-power.

Press the MENU button, choose “Dig. Zoom” 
on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu 
screen, and then press the A button.

Choose the desired magnification, and then 
press the A button.

Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Moving the zoom lever will display the 
digital zoom bar.

• The digital zoom setting will be stored in memory 

even if the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

• You can also use the DIGITAL ZOOM button on 

remote control to switch the digital zoom setting: 
Pressing the button during movie recording will switch 
the setting between “Off”, “40×”, and “240×”: Pressing 
the button during photo recording will switch between 
“Off” and “40×”.

• If you set zoom to “240×” when recording photo, the 

digital zoom will be up to 40×.

• When a subject is zoomed, it may be momentarily out 

of focus.

• When digital zoom is engaged, the image quality will 

be rougher.

Use the macro function when recording a small object from close-up position: You can shoot the 
subject as close as approximately 2 cm from the lens surface, magnifying the image to fill the screen.

Aim the DVD video camera/recorder at the 
subject, and press the zoom lever to “W” 
control side.

• Zoom can be used, but the subject may not be 

focused, depending on the distance to the subject. In 
this case, move the zoom to “W” control side to focus.

• The amount of light tends to be insufficient during 

macro recording: If the subject image is too dark, use 
additional lighting.

HDD

HDD

W: recording wide area 
(wide-angle)

T: recording enlarged 
image (telephoto)