Zooming in Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

Digital Tele-Converter

The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.7x or 2.1x. 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. 73) and digital tele-converter settings used.

Choose [Digital Zoom].

●Touch ø, then touch n.

●Touch the 4 tab.

●Drag vertically up or down the screen to choose [Digital Zoom].

Accept the setting.

●Touch qr to choose a zoom factor.

●Touching Ú restores the settings 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.

What if the zoom factor appears in blue?

•Using [1.7x] at a recording pixel setting of or will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in blue).

•Using [2.1x] at a recording pixel setting of , or will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in blue).

•The respective equivalent focal lengths when using [1.7x] and [2.1x] are

40.8 – 204 mm and 50.4 – 252 mm (35mm film equivalent).

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

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