Sony DCR-SX20E User Manual

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AUDIO REC SET

 BLT-IN ZOOM MIC (Built-in zoom 

microphone)

You can record a movie with vivid sound 

appropriate to the zoom position.

 OFF

The microphone does not record sound 

following zooming in or out.

ON ( )

The microphone records sound following 

zooming in or out.

 MICREF LEVEL (Microphone 

reference level)

You can select the microphone level for 

recording sound.

 NORMAL

Records various ambient sounds, converting 

them into the appropriate level.

LOW ( )

Records ambient sound faithfully. Select 

[LOW] when you want to record an exciting 

and powerful sound in a concert hall, etc. 

(This setting is not suitable for recording 

conversations.)

OTHER REC SET

  DIGITAL ZOOM

You can select the maximum zoom level up 

to 50× in case you want to zoom to a level 

greater than following optical zoom during 

recording. Note that the image quality 

decreases when you use the digital zoom.

 OFF

Up to 50× zoom is performed optically.

1800×

Up to 50× zoom is performed optically, and 

after that, up to 1800× zoom is performed 

digitally.

  WIDE SELECT

You can select the horizontal to vertical 

ratio according to the TV connected. Refer 

also to the instruction manuals supplied 

with your TV.

 16:9 WIDE

Records movies to the full screen on a 16:9 

(wide) TV screen.

4:3 ( )

Records movies to the full screen on a 4:3 

TV screen.

Notes

Set [TV TYPE] correctly according to the TV 

connected for playback (p. 68).

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The right side of the bar shows the digital 

zooming factor. The zooming zone appears 

when you select the zooming level.