Zooming in on Far Away Subjects

The digital zoom can zoom up to 16x and capture subjects too far away for the optical zoom (p. 22). The images may appear rough, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 70) and the zoom factor used.

Move the zoom lever toward i.

Hold the zoom lever until zooming stops.

Release the zoom lever and then move it toward i again.

XThe camera will zoom in further on the subject.

Image Deterioration Zones with Digital Zoom

Recording Pixels Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom

No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)

Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)

Zoom factor at which zooming stops for a moment (safety zoom)

Turning Off the Digital Zoom

To turn off the digital zoom, press the · button, select the 4 tab, and then select the [Digital Zoom] menu item and [Off] option.

The focal length when using digital zoom is 35 – 560 mm (35mm film equivalent).

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