Konica Minolta Dimage X20 instruction manual Using the Zoom Lens, Shooting tips

USING THE ZOOM LENS

This camera is equipped with a unique 4.8 - 14.4mm zoom lens. This is equivalent to a 37 to 111mm lens on a 35mm camera. The lens is operated by the controller at the back of the camera. The effect of the optical zoom is visible on the LCD monitor.

To zoom in on the subject, push the up key (T) of the controller.

To zoom out, push the down key

(W) of the controller.

The digital-zoom function can increase the power of the lens. The digital zoom is activated in section 2 of the recording-mode menu (p. 55).

Shooting tips

The zoom lens not only affects how large the subject is in the picture, but it also influences the depth of field and perspective. Depth of field is the area between the closest object in focus and the furthest object in focus. As the lens zooms in to the telephoto position, the depth of field becomes shallower, separating the subject from the background. Many portraits are taken with tele- photo lenses. Zooming the lens out to the wide-angle position makes both the foreground and background appear sharper. Usually landscape photographs take advantage of the large depth of field of wide-angle lenses. Wide-angle lenses also create a strong perspective which gives a sense of depth in the image. Telephoto lenses compress the space between the subject and background and create a weak perspective.

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