Operating Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Information for Your Safety
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Overview
- Chapter 2 Description of Parts
- Chapter 3 Preparation
- Chapter 4 Operation
- Chapter 5 Shooting
- Shooting
- Adjustable settings when shooting
- Adjusting the white and black balance
- Using the zoom function
- Using the built-in LED light
- Image quality adjustment
- Flash band compensation (FBC) function
- Super slow recording function
- Audio input
- Special recording function
- Convenient shooting functions
- Operation icon screen display
- Multi manual function
- Chapter 6 Playback
- Chapter 7 Output and Screen Display
- Chapter 8 Connecting to External Devices
- Chapter 9 Network Connection
- Chapter 10 Notes
- Chapter 11 Specification
- Firmware Update
- Firmware Ver. 1.4
Chapter 5 Shooting — Using the zoom function
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Using the zoom function
Adjust the angle of view you want to shoot.
The unit has a 24× optical zoom.
This can be expanded up to approximately 48 times (approximately 32 times in UHD recording) when the [CAMERA] menu → [SW MODE] → [i.ZOOM]
→ [ON] is set.
Adjusting the zoom position
The zoom can be operated at the following 3 locations:
≥ Zoom lever (on the grip)
≥ Zoom lever (on the handle): When the handle unit ( supplied, optional) is attached to the unit
≥ Rear ring on the lens: When [CAMERA] menu → [SW MODE] → [REAR RING] → [ZOOM] is selected
∫ About the zoom speed
≥ The zoom speed changes with the amount that the zoom lever (on the grip) is pushed or the speed that the rear ring is turned.
≥ The zoom is at a steady rate with the zoom lever (on the handle).
Performs the zoom operation with the speed set in the [CAMERA] menu → [SW MODE] → [H.ZOOM SPEED].
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NOTE
0 If you take your finger off the zoom lever during zoom operation, the operation sound may be recorded. When returning the zoom lever to the original
position, move it quietly.
0 When the zoom magnification is at its maximum, the subjects are focused at about 1.2 m or more.
0 When the zoom ratio is 1×, the subjects are focused at about 10 cm or more.
0 The units for the zoom ratio can be changed in the [ZOOM/FOCUS] menu. (l 77)
Using i.ZOOM
When [i.ZOOM] is set to [ON], you can zoom to a maximum of approximately 48× (32× when recording with UHD) while maintaining the beauty of high-
definition image quality.
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Select the [CAMERA] menu → [SW MODE] → [i.ZOOM] → [ON].
≥ You can set [i.ZOOM] in a USER button so that you can use iZoom. (l 47)
≥ The zoom ratio display changes.
(For example)
j iZ00 to iZ99: Optical zoom range
j Z99: In iZoom
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NOTE
0 In the following case, [i.ZOOM] is fixed to [OFF]:
j When super slow recording is enabled
1 Zoom lever (on the grip)/
2 Zoom lever (on the handle)
<T>: Zoom in the image.
<W>: Zoom out the image.
3 Rear ring
A side: Zoom out the image.
B side: Zoom in the image.
≥ In the [ZOOM RING] menu, you can also change the turn direction for the
rear ring and change the zoom control. (l 62)
A Zoom ratio
≥ The zoom ratio can be confirmed between [Z00]/[iZ00] (maximum wide
angle) to [Z99]/[iZ99] (maximum telephoto) on the screen display. The
value becomes higher as the unit zooms in and smaller as the unit zooms
out.
X2000
X1500
A
B
Z00