Sony CX700 User Manual

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Advanced operations

Useful functions for 

recording movies and 

photos

Zooming

You can magnify images up to 14 times the 

original size with the power zoom lever. 

You can magnify images also with the  /  

on the LCD screen. 

Move the power zoom lever slightly for a 

slower zoom. Move it further for a faster 

zoom.

Notes

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  

/  button on the LCD screen.

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 31 1/2 in.) for 

telephoto.

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You can magnify images up to 10 times using 

optical zooming, unless [

SteadyShot] is set 

to [Active].

Tips

You can set [Digital Zoom] if you want to zoom 

to a greater level.

Recording better images 
automatically (Intelligent Auto)

When you turn the camcorder toward 

the subject, the camcorder records using 

the optimum combination of the three 

detection modes: Face detection, Scene 

detection and Camera-shake detection 

([On] is the default setting). When the 

camcorder detects the subject, the icons 

that correspond to the detected condition 

are displayed.

 
Touch 

 at the right bottom on 

the recording screen of movies or 
photos.

 (Portrait),   (Baby)

The camcorder detects faces, and adjusts 

the focus, color, and exposure.
Scene detection
 (Backlight),    (Landscape),   

(Twilight),   (Spotlight),   (Low light),   

(Macro)

The camcorder selects the most effective 

setting automatically, depending on the 

scene.

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Wider range of view

(Wide angle)

Close view

(Telephoto)