Canon DC100 EN - Manual (Page 33)

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Advanced Functions Options Lists – MENU / FUNC.
Menu items not available appear in black on the screen. For details about how to select
an item, refer to Selecting an Option - MENU/FUNC. (
10).
MENU Options
Camera Setup (Digital Zoom, Image Stabilizer, etc.)
CAMERA SETUP
[ ON], [ OFF]
The camcorder automatically uses slow shutter speeds to obtain brighter recordings in
places with insufficient lighting.
 The camcorder uses shutter speeds down to 1/30 (1/15 when recording still images).
 If a trailing afterimage appears, set the slow shutter to [OFF].
 If “
” (camcorder shake warning) appears, we recommend stabilizing the camcorder,
for example, by mounting it on a tripod.
[ OFF], [ 100X], [ 1000X]
Determines the operation of the digital zoom.
 When activated, the camcorder will switch automatically to the digital zoom when you
zoom in beyond the optical zoom range.
 With the digital zoom the image is digitally processed, so the image resolution will
deteriorate the more you zoom in.
 The digital zoom indicator will appear in light blue from 25x up to 100x and dark blue
from 100x up to 1000x.
 The digital zoom cannot be used with the [ NIGHT] recording program ( ) or with
the multi-image screen.
[ VARIABLE], [ SPEED 3], [ SPEED 2], [ SPEED 1]
 When set to [ VARIABLE] the zoom speed depends on how you operate the zoom
lever: Press lightly for a slow zoom; press harder for faster zooms.
 The fastest zoom speed can be achieved with [ VARIABLE]. Among the fixed
zoom speeds, [ SPEED 3] is the fastest and [ SPEED 1] the slowest.
[ ON ], [ OFF]
The image stabilizer compensates for camcorder shake even at full telephoto.
 The image stabilizer is designed to compensate for a normal degree of camcorder
shake.
 The image stabilizer may not be effective when recording in dark places using the
[ NIGHT] recording program ( ).
 The image stabilizer cannot be turned off when the mode switch is set to .
A.SL SHUTTER.
D.ZOOM
ZOOM SPEED
IMG STAB