Zooming in Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
●Digital Tele-Converter
The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 
1.5x or 2.0x 
1.4x or 2.3x. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom factor.
The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the combination of recording pixel (p. 68) and digital
1 Choose [Digital Zoom].
● Press the n button.
● Press the qr buttons to choose the 4 tab. ● Press the op buttons to choose [Digital
Zoom].
2 Accept the setting.
● Press the qr buttons to choose a
magnification.
● Pressing the n button will restore the shooting screen.
X The view will be enlarged and the zoom factor will appear on the screen.
●To return to standard digital zoom, choose [Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.
What if the zoom factor appears in blue?
•Using 
[1.5x] 
[1.4x] at a recording pixel setting of
or | will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in |
blue). |
|
• Using 
[2.0x] 
[2.3x] at a recording pixel setting of 
, 
or 
will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in
blue).
•The respective equivalent focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [2.0x] are 52.5 – 210 mm and 70 – 280 mm (35mm film equivalent). 
• The respective equivalent focal lengths when using [1.4x] and [2.3x] are 49 – 196 mm and 80.5 – 322 mm (35mm film equivalent). 
•The digital
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