Using the Digital Zoom

Shooting Mode

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

On

 

You can shoot at a maximum zoom factor

28 – 420 mm

of approximately 15x using a combination

 

 

of the optical and digital zoom features.

Off

28 – 105 mm

Shoots without using the digital zoom.

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

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

1 (Rec.) Menu[DigitalZoom][On]*/[Off].

See Menus and Settings (p. 23).

*Default setting.

2Press the zoom lever toward and shoot. zThe combined optical and digital

zoom factor will appear on the LCD monitor.

zBased on the number of recording pixels set, the Safety Zoom feature calculates the maximum zoom fac- tor beyond which image quality will

begin to deteriorate. The digital zoom pauses at this zoom factor for a moment, and appears on the LCD monitor. If you press the zoom lever toward again, you can zoom in even closer. In this case, the displayed zoom factor changes from white to blue.

zPressing the zoom lever toward reduces the zoom factor.

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