Sony DCRDVD108 Manual

Recording (Continued)

You can zoom in up to the magnifications 
shown in the following table.

You can adjust the magnification with the 
zoom lever or the zoom button on the LCD 
frame.

 * DCR-DVD108/DVD608
** DCR-DVD308/DVD708

Move the power zoom lever slightly for a 
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster 
zoom.

b

•  [STEADYSHOT] may not reduce image 

blurring as desired when the power zoom lever 
is set to the T (Telephoto) side.

• Be sure to keep your finger on the power zoom 

lever. If you move your finger off the power 

zoom lever, the operation sound of the power 
zoom lever may also be recorded.

• You cannot change the zoom speed with the 

zoom buttons on the LCD frame.

• The minimum possible distance between 

camcorder and subject while maintaining sharp 
focus is about 1 cm (about 13/32 in.) for wide 
angle and about 80 cm (about 2 5/8 feet) for 
telephoto.

z

• Using [DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 65) let you zoom 

in further than the magnification shown in the 
table.

Sound picked up by the built-in microphone 
is converted to 5.1ch surround sound and 
recorded.

Your camcorder has Dolby Digital 5.1 
Creator installed for recording 5.1ch 
surround sound. Enjoy realistic sound when 
playing the disc on devices that support 5.1ch 
surround sound.

Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator, 5.1ch surround sound 

 Glossary (p.118)

b

• 5.1ch sound is converted to 2ch when played back 

on your camcorder.

•

 is displayed on the screen during 5.1ch 

recording/playback. 

(optical zoom)

DCR-DVD108/DVD608

40 

×

DCR-DVD308/DVD708

25 

×

Close view: (Telephoto)

Wider range of view: 
(Wide angle)

Built-in microphone