Can you actually zoom in-out, or are you stuck at an unchangeable zoom-in of 8x as implied by one of the reviews?
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I purchased this and you can actually zoom in out with it. I took a picure at regular setting and another with the zoom and all of us were very suprised at the difference and sharp focus. I am glad I got it!
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You are stick in a zoom, you can only focus on your target, i as well though u can zoom in and zoom out as u would like to,but u cant
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Yes, you may zoom in video mode. However, it is not the full 30x. Not sure how much, but it works well for me.
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That is a great question. I tried to figure that out by checking the difference camera modes without success. I pushed E-Zoom on the top behind the zoom toggle button which bumped up the digital zoom to 16X. However, the digital zoom was inaccessible for me, also.I am sure that it is some simple solution....
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I had this problem as well. You can zoom out past the area where you get the tunnel-vision effect. However, this adaptor kit does not allow you to zoom out to the maximum, thus the magnifier has little value since you can zoom under normal circumstances (without the adaptor kit) to get the same magnification.
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You have to play a little with the zoom lever. It is easy to over zoom if you push the lever to far.
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Michael is correct. I hadn't used my camera during the past couple of months. I had previously set my video resolution to "Standard," because my desktop runs on XP and couldn't handle the higher resolution. I recently got a new lap top and, just last night, returned the resolution to its original. I found that it's sometimes confusing as to how to get to what you want in the menu. Just be patient!
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Thank you for clarifying. The reviews on cnet.com indicate that one cannot zoom while filming - very confusing!
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Hey justin, yeah the scrolling is sensitive, its kind of hard to control. But the software thats used with the mouse lets you tweak and adjust, like -double tap(front or back of touch area) to zoom in or out. -switch between apps -go to start screen(win 8, no clue what it does in Win7). I recently switched to double tap to zoom much easier for me then the touch scroll. Also double tap to zoom is a little slower.
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Some how it works for my husband but it doesn't really work for me. How I get it to zoom is by tapping twice on the screen. Then to zoom back out is just the same just tap twice again and it will zoom back out.
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You can zoom in Chrome. I set my resolution to 2048 x 1152 and all my programs look great without zooming. There is no real need for the highest res on this laptop, but it's there if you want it. People that complain about the resolution probably have not tried 2048 x 1152.
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What you are looking for is Zoom2, and I thought as you did that I could 'fix' the set to Zoom2. The funny thing is that Zoom2 stretches the picture a bit, even though it shouldn't.I've since been using Auto and it is fine. It takes a second or two to adjust, but really it is a non-issue for almost all movies out there. The only ones which would be an issue are those which switch from IMAX to Cinemascope like TRANSFORMERS 3, THE DARK KNIGHT, and maybe THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (I haven't seen it yet).
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I dont believe you can use digital zoom if you're in the AI (auto intelligence) mode...maybe that is why? Otherwise if you're in normal or any of the scene modes, you should be able to use it (and the menu will let you turn it on).
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Yes, you can zoom in when recording video. But you do have to turn off the microphone in setting or it won't work.
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I haven't used the video all that much but seems OK to me. Yes, you can zoom in and out during video recording.
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You can zoom in, and sometimes that helps. It really depends on the movie. Sometimes the zoom looks weird, and other times it looks really good. It's just trial and error.
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HeidiI don't think I'm more advance with this unit than you are at this point!I have not tried the zoom feature and I can't help you there regarding whether the text stays on the screen.I was playing with the basics of the screen formatting last night.I did mess around with the settings and got the "boxing" to be reduced and the image enlarged. I believe this was under Setup\TV Settings, and then I selected the 4:3 PS that you described.This seems to work pretty well for me.
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Yes! you can manually zoom in, and it also zooms in automatically as it follows you. You can hid from it. lol