Zooming In More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to approximately 48x maximum, and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom to enlarge.
Move the zoom lever toward i.
z Hold the lever until zooming stops. XZooming stops at the largest possible
zoom factor without image deterioration. The zoom factor will appear on the screen when you release the zoom lever.
Zoom Factor | Move the zoom lever toward i |
| again. |
XThe digital zoom will zoom in even further on the subject.
Turning off the digital zoom
To turn off the digital zoom, press the n button to choose [Digital Zoom] in the 4tab, then choose [Off].
• The focal lengths when using the optical zoom and digital zoom together are as follows (all focal lengths are 35mm film equivalent):
28 – 1344 mm (28 – 336 mm when using the optical zoom alone)
•Depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 54) and zoom factor, the images may appear coarse (the zoom factor will appear in blue).
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