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.
1 | Select the zoom setting, and |
| point the camera at the subject. |
2 | Press the zoom button (n) to |
| compose the image. |
| [W]: zoom out for a |
shot.
[T]: zoom in for a telephoto shot.
yWhen the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor.
yWhen the optical zoom (o) factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press the [T] again, the camera switches to the digital zoom (p) automatically and zooming continues.
yThe digital zoom (p) will not activate in movie recording.
3 Press shutter button to take a picture.
Tips 
yDigital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a software interpolation process.
yThe digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to approx. 4 times.
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