Hitachi VM-H81A User Manual

Advanced Techniques 

 

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Press and hold the power zoom T control until you find the picture you 
want. You control the zoom with the power zoom T and W controls. When 
ZOOM is not displayed in the viewfinder, normal zoom functions resume. 

The instant zoom feature activates the digital zoom to magnify the subject 
1.5 times regardless of zooming engaged by the power zoom T and W 
controls. 
Press the INST. ZOOM button. I. ZOOM appears at the left of the 
viewfinder and the picture is magnified 1.5 times momentarily. 

 

Note: To return to the original zoom position, press the INST. ZOOM button 
so that I. ZOOM disappears from the viewfinder. 
Note: This instant zoom has certain limitations and may degradate at extreme 
magnification and amplify camcorder's movement. 

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The camcorder focuses the subject in the center of the viewfinder automatically 

unless the manual focus is engaged. If FOCUS appears in the viewfinder, 
manual focus is engaged. Press the FOCUS control (AUTO/MAN) buttons 
simultaneously to return to auto focus. 

 

The auto focus will not work under the following conditions and you must 
focus manually: 

Objects outside the center of the viewfinder 

Objects at different distances in the center of the viewfinder 

Brightly lit objects such as a neon light, objects lit by 

spotlight, etc.