•Moving the zoom lever will display the zoom bar (which indicates the zoom position). The color of the zoom bar will change depending on the zoom range.
-White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
-Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
-Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Because the blue range will not be available at some resolution settings (=37), the maximum zoom factor can be achieved by following step 1.
•Focal length when optical and digital zoom are combined is as follows (35mm film equivalent).
24 – 2880 mm (24 – 720 mm with optical zoom alone)
•To deactivate digital zoom, press the <n> button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [4] tab, and then choose [Off].
Still Images | Movies |
Reacquiring Subjects Lost after Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)If you lose track of a subject while zooming in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.
1 Look for the lost subject.
zzPress and hold the <
> button.
zzThe camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area previously shown (before you pressed the <
> button).
2Reacquire the subject.
zzAim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the
<
> button.
zzThe previous magnification is now
restored, so that the area outlined in
white fills the screen again.
•Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is
zoomed out.
•During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you press the <
> button. Also note that camera operating sounds such as zooming will be recorded.
Cover
Before Use
Common Camera Operations
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1 | Camera Basics |
2 | Auto Mode |
3 | Other Shooting |
Modes | |
4 | P Mode |
5 ModeTv, Av, and M | |
6 | Playback Mode |
7 | |
8 | Setting Menu |
9 | Accessories |
10 | Appendix |
Index
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