Commonly Used Shooting Functions 71

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele- Converter

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).

Shooting Mode * *

* : Cannot be set in , and modes.

* : [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 24x

Standard

35 – 840 mm

with digital and optical zoom combined. The

 

 

movie can only be set in the standard mode.

Off

35 – 210 mm

Enables shooting without digital zoom.

1.5x

52.5 – 315 mm

Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom

 

 

factor, and the focal length shifts to maximum

 

 

 

 

telephoto.

2.0x

70 – 420 mm

This enables a faster 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 (Widescreen) or mode.

Shooting With the Digital Zoom1 Select [Digital Zoom].

1. Press the button.

2. Use the or button to select

[Digital Zoom] in the menu.