Taking pictures/motion pictures with zoom
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Mode: 
To enlarge quickly to max. ratio ‘EASY ZOOM’ 
Easy zoom cannot be used while recording motion pictures.
E.ZOOM
(zoom ratio changes with each press)
e.g. Picture size is 7M or less
1 x Extra optical zoom maximum ratio
e.g. Picture size is 7.5M or more
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Picture quality is temporarily reduced.
10 M | → | 3 M |
9 M | → 2.5 M | |
7.5 M | → | 2 M |
You can zoom further to the maximum digital zoom ratio if
Enlarging further 
‘DIGITAL ZOOM’
Zoom 4 times further than optical/extra optical zoom (maximum 48 x – 85.5 x). (Note that, with digital zoom, enlarging will lessen picture quality.)
Display REC menu | Select ‘ON’ |
Select ‘DIGITAL ZOOM’ | Finish |
Digital zoom area is displayed within zoom bar on screen.
‘DIGITAL ZOOM’ (P.39) is set to ‘ON’.
The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.
In certain recording modes, TELE MACRO function (P.45) is activated when maximum zoom ratio is reached.
A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking
The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated – this is not a fault.
When using extra optical zoom, zoom movement may stop momentarily near maximum W (1x), but this is not a fault.
e.g. With 48x
Digital zoom area
•Zoom motion stops momentarily when entering digital zoom range.
•Within digital zoom range, AF area is displayed larger when the shutter button is pressed halfway.
•We recommend using a tripod and the
Extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
‘MACRO ZOOM’, motion picture, ‘TRANSFORM’ ‘HIGH SENS.’,
‘ZOOM RESUME’ (P.24) allows zoom ratio to be memorised even if power is turned off.
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Digital zoom cannot be used in the following modes:
(INTELLIGENT AUTO mode), (CLIPBOARD mode), scene modes (‘SPORTS’, ‘BABY’, ‘PET’, ‘HIGH SENS.’,
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