Sony HXR-MC2000U Manuale Utente

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Useful functions for 

recording movies and 

photos

Zooming

You can magnify images up to 17 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

Be sure not to move your finger off the power 

zoom lever suddenly. The operation sound of 

the power zoom lever may also be recorded.

You cannot change the zoom speed of the zoom 

lever  on the handle.

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.

You can magnify images up to 12 times using 

optical zooming, unless [ STEADYSHOT] is 

set to [ACTIVE].

You can also magnify images with  /  on 

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the LCD screen by setting [DISPLAY SET] 

to [AUTO1]. Note, however, that you cannot 

change the zoom speed with  / .

Tips

You can set [ DIGITAL ZOOM] (p. 83) if you 

want to zoom to a greater level.

Recording better images 
automatically (INTELLIGENT AUTO)

By pressing 

, you can record images 

using the INTELLIGENT AUTO function. 

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. 

When the camcorder detects the subject, 

the icons that correspond to the detected 

condition are displayed.

Tips

In the default setting, INTELLIGENT AUTO 

is set to ON.

 (Portrait),   (Baby)

The camcorder detects faces, and adjusts 

the focus, color, and exposure.

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Power zoom lever 

Power zoom 

lever 

Close view: (Telephoto)

Wider range of view:

(Wide angle)