Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

Not available when shooting in and .

Digital Tele-Converter

The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.4x or 2.3x. 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. 74) and digital tele-converter settings used.

Choose [Digital Zoom].

Press the nbutton and choose the 4tab, then choose [Digital Zoom].

Accept the setting.

ress the qrbuttons to choose [1.4x] or [2.3x].

Pressing the nbutton 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 [1.4x] at a recording pixel setting of or will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will display in blue).

Using [2.3x] at a recording pixel setting of , or will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will display in blue).

The respective focal lengths when using [1.4x] and [2.3x] are 39.2 – 196 mm and 64.4 – 322 mm (35mm film equivalent).

The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.

Not available when shooting in and .

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