Sony CCD-TR916 User Manual
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Basic operations
Using the zoom feature
Zooming is a recording technique that lets you change the size of the subject in the
scene. For more professional-looking recordings, use the zoom sparingly.
“T” Side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
“W” Side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
scene. For more professional-looking recordings, use the zoom sparingly.
“T” Side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
“W” Side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
Camera recording
Zooming speed (Variable speed zooming)
Turn the power zoom lever fully for a high-speed zoom. Turn it lightly for a relatively
slow zoom.
slow zoom.
When you shoot a subject using a telephoto zoom
If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, move the power zoom
lever to the “W” side until the focus is sharp.
You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2 5/8 feet (about 80 cm) away from the lens
surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/ 2 inch (about 1 cm) in the wide-angle
position.
If you cannot get a sharp focus while in extreme telephoto zoom, move the power zoom
lever to the “W” side until the focus is sharp.
You can shoot a subject that is at least about 2 5/8 feet (about 80 cm) away from the lens
surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/ 2 inch (about 1 cm) in the wide-angle
position.
Notes on digital zoom
• More than 15x zoom is performed digitally, and the picture quality deteriorates as
• More than 15x zoom is performed digitally, and the picture quality deteriorates as
you go toward the “ T ” side. If you do not want to use the digital zoom, set D ZOOM
to OFF in the menu system.
to OFF in the menu system.
• The right side [a] of the power zoom indicator shows the digital zooming zone, and
the left side [b] shows the optical zooming zone. If you set D ZOOM to OFF, the right
[a] zone disappears.
[a] zone disappears.