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Sony DCR-SX20E User Manual

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Useful functions for 
recording movies and 
photos
Zooming
You can magnify images up to 50 times the 
original size with the power zoom lever.
Move the power zoom lever slightly for a 
slower zoom. Move it further for a faster 
zoom.
Notes
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.
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 150 cm (about 59 1/8 in.) for 
telephoto.
Tips
You can set [ DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 62) if you 
want to zoom to a greater level.
Selecting the recording mode
You can select a recording mode to record 
movies from 3 levels. The recording time of 
the media may change, depending on the 
recording mode. In the default setting,  
[ REC MODE] is set to [SP].
   
Select 
 (MENU)  [Show 
others]  [
REC MODE] (under 
 [SHOOTING SET] category).
   
Select a desired setting.
If you want to record high quality 
images, select the HQ mode, or if you 
want to record longer movies, select 
the LP mode.
   
Select 
  
.
Notes
Movies are recorded with MPEG-2 format.
You can select from the following image 
qualities. Value such as “9M” is an average bit-
rate, and “M” means “Mbps.”
[HQ] (9M (HQ))
[SP] (6M (SP))(the default setting)
[LP](3M (LP))



Wider range of view
(Wide angle)
Close view
(Telephoto)
High quality 
recording
Long time recording