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DCR-HC17E/HC19E/HC21E/HC22E 2-586-501-11(1)
CAMERA SET menu
– D ZOOM/WIDE SEL/STEADYSHOT, etc.
The default settings are marked with
.
The indicators in parentheses appear when
the items are selected.
See page 32 for details on selecting
menu items.
D ZOOM (Digital zoom)
You can select the maximum zoom level
in case you want to zoom to a level greater
than 20 × (the default setting) while
recording on a tape. Note that the image
quality decreases when you are using the
digital zoom.
The right side of the bar shows the digital
zooming factor. The zooming zone appears
when you select the zooming level.
OFF
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically.
40 ×
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 40 × zoom is
performed digitally.
640 × (DCR-HC17E)
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 640 × zoom is
performed digitally.
800 × (DCR-HC19E/HC21E/HC22E)
Up to 20 × zoom is performed optically,
and after that, up to 800 × zoom is
performed digitally.
WIDE SEL (Wide select)
You can record a picture in a ratio suitable
for the screen on which it will be displayed.
4:3
Standard setting (to record pictures to be
played back on a 4:3 TV).
16:9 WIDE ( )
Records pictures to be played back on a
16:9 wide TV in full screen mode.
When viewed on the LCD screen/viewfinder
with [16:9 WIDE ( )] selected.
When viewed on a 16:9 wide
screen TV*
When viewed on a standard
TV**
* Picture appears in full screen mode when the
wide-screen TV switches to full mode.
**Played in 4:3 mode. When you play a picture
in the wide mode, it appears as you have seen
on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder.
STEADYSHOT
You can compensate for camera-
shake (the default setting is [ON]). Set
[STEADYSHOT] to [OFF] ( ) when
using a tripod (optional) or the conversion
lens (optional).
EDITSEARCH
OFF
Does not display / – or + on the LCD
screen.
ON
Displays / – and + on the LCD
screen, and enables the EDIT SEARCH
function and Rec review (p. 26).
N.S.LIGHT (NightShot Light)
When using the NightShot plus (p. 22)
function to record, you can record clearer
pictures by setting [N.S.LIGHT], which
emits infrared light (invisible), to [ON] (the
default setting).
