Using the Zoom Function
Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot.
The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.
1Select the zoom setting, and point the camera at the subject.
2Press the zoom button (
) to
compose the image.
[W]: zoom out for a
shot.
[T]: zoom in for a telephoto shot.
When the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor.
When the optical zoom (
) factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press the
[T]again, the camera switches to the digital zoom (
) automatically and zooming continues.
The digital zoom (
) will not activate in movie recording.
3Press shutter button to take a picture.
Tips 
Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a software interpolation process.
The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to approx. 4 times.
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