Sony DCR-DVD508 User Guide

Recording (Continued)

You can magnify images up to 10 times the 
original size with the power zoom lever or 
the zoom buttons below the LCD screen.
You can magnify images with the power 
zoom lever or the zoom buttons.

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

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• 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.

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• Using [DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 66) let you zoom 

in further than 10×.

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.121)

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

on your camcorder.

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 is displayed on the screen during 5.1ch 

recording/playback. 

Close view: (Telephoto)

Wider range of view: 
(Wide angle)

Built-in microphone

Flash

Flash charge 
lamp