Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
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Digital Tele-Converter
The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.5x or
2.0x. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake
than the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom
factor.
The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the combination of
recording pixel (p.72) and digital tele-converter settings used.

Choose [Digital Zoom].

●Press the n button.
●Press the qr buttons to choose the 4
tab, and press the op buttons or turn the
 dial to choose [Digital Zoom].

Accept the setting.

●Press the qr buttons to choose [1.5x] or
[2.0x].
●Pressing the n button will restore the
shooting screen.
XThe view will be enlarged and the zoom
factor will appear on the screen.
●To return to standard digital zoom, choose
[Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.

Combinations that Cause Image Deterioration

•Using [1.5x] at a recording pixel setting of or will cause image
deterioration (the zoom factor will display in blue).
•Using [2.0x] at a recording pixel setting of , or will cause image
deterioration (the zoom factor will display in blue).
•The respective focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [2.0x] are 36.0 –
180mm and 48.0 – 240 mm (35mm film equivalent).
•The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.