Hitachi VM-H39A - Manual (Page 42)

DIGITAL ZOOM
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DIGITAL ZOOM
This feature allows you to increase the magnification of the image at the center of the
screen up to 2 or 8 times greater than the extreme telephoto position.
1. Press "ZOOM MODE" button to select "ZM:1" or "ZM:2". The display in the viewfinder
will change as follows each time the button is pressed.
2. Press and hold "T" side of the power zoom switch. The digital zoom functions from
the extremely telephoto position of X8.
• "ZM:1" enlarges the image from X8 to X16.
• "ZM:2" enlarges the image from X8 to X64 and adds mosaic special effect.
• "ZM:2 with 16X9" enlarges the image from X8 to X64 and adds mosaic special effect.
It also reduces the image width so the playback picture will just fit into a 16X9 TV
screen.
Note: Recording in the "ZM:2 with 16X9" mode allows playback on a tv with a 16:9 aspect
ratio If you play it on a conventional TV with the 4:3 aspect ratio, the picture becomes
thinner.
You can control the digital enlargement ratio by pressing the "T" or "W" side of the
power zoom switch. When the zoom ratio falls below X8, the normal zooming function is
restored.
NOTE: If you select a zoom ratio over X8, it is displayed, in the viewfinder. At X36, for
example, "X36" is displayed.
3. After using the digital zoom feature, press the "ZOOM MODE" button to select either