Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 16x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 20) to enlarge. The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 66) and the zoom factor used.

Move the zoom lever toward i.

Hold the lever until zooming stops.

XWhen you release the zoom lever, the largest possible zoom factor without image deterioration, and will appear.

Move it toward i again.

XThe digital zoom will further zoom in on the subject.

Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate

Recording Pixels

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom

4.0x

4.9x

6.2x

10x

16x

: No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)

: Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)

: Maximum zoom factor without deterioration (Safety Zoom)

Turning off the digital zoom

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

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