Using the Digital Tele-Converter

The focal length of the lens can be increased by 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.

Choose [Digital Zoom].

zPress the nbutton to choose [Digital

Zoom] in the 4 tab, then press the qr buttons to choose an option.

XThe view will be enlarged and the zoom factor will appear on the screen.

• The respective focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [2.0x] are 36.0 – 1260 mm and 48.0 – 1680 mm (35mm film equivalent).

•A recording pixel setting (p. 56) of or will cause images to appear coarse (the zoom factor will appear in blue).

•The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom (p. 50).

•The digital tele-converter can be used in the following aspect ratio and

recording pixel setting combinations:

Aspect ratios of or in a recording pixel setting of

An aspect ratio of in all other recording pixel settings

•The shutter speeds may be the same when at maximum telephoto i, and when zoomed in on the subject using Step 2 on p. 50.

85