Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele- Converter

You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and optical zooms. The focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) and characteristics are as follows.

Option

Focal Length

Characteristics

 

 

 

You can shoot at a maximum zoom

Standard

35

– 420 mm

factor of approximately 12x using a

combination of the optical and digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom features.

Off

35

– 105 mm

Shoots without using the digital zoom.

1.5x

52.5

– 157.5 mm

The digital zoom locks at the selected

 

 

 

factor and the focal length shifts to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

telephoto setting.

1.9x

66.5

– 199.5 mm

Compared with the [Standard] and [Off]

options at a similar angle of view, this

 

 

 

option uses a higher shutter speed to

 

 

 

reduce the potential for camera shake.

zThe digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.

zThe digital zoom cannot be used in the or (Postcard mode) or the (Widescreen) mode.

z[1.5x] or [1.9x] cannot be set in mode.

1 (Rec.) Menu [Digital Zoom] [Standard]*/[Off]/[1.5x]/[1.9x].

See Menus and Settings (p. 23).

*Default setting.

zStandard

See Using the Digital Zoom (p. 33).

z1.5x/1.9x

See Using the Digital Tele-Converter(p. 33).

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