60Commonly Used Shooting Functions

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 206).

Shooting Mode *

* Digital tele-converter cannot be set.

You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting.

The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows:

Selection

Focal Length

Shooting Characteristics

 

 

Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to

Standard

35 – 840 mm

24x with digital and optical zoom

combined. In movie mode, only the

 

 

 

 

Standard mode can be selected.

Off

35 – 210 mm

Enables shooting without digital zoom.

 

 

 

 

1.6x

56 – 336 mm

Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom

factor, and the focal length shifts to

 

 

 

 

maximum telephoto. This enables a faster

 

 

2.0x

70 – 420 mm

shutter speed and less chance of camera

shake than a shot taken at the same angle

 

 

 

 

of view with [Standard] or [Off].

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

zThe digital zoom cannot be used in or (Postcard), or

(Widescreen) modes.