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Basic functions
sufficient built-in memory free, the next
image can be recorded immediately after the
previous image.
•With the LCD monitor in information view
mode, you can view the status of the image
being written to the CF card with the
memory display at the bottom right.
Setting the Zoom
The zoom can be adjusted to any setting in
the 35 to 70 mm range in 35 mm film
equivalent terms.
Telephoto/Wide Angle Settings
Button: zooms in on subject (telephoto).
Subject appears closer.
Button: zooms out from subject (wide angle).
Subject appears more distant.
Confirm the setting
with the zoom
indicator
(information view).
Digital Zoom
The digital zoom function can be activated by
continuing to press the button after it
seems to have reached the end. It will further
zoom the center of the field by 2 or 4 times.
(Since this function combines the optical zoom
with a digital teleconverter feature, the image
becomes coarser the more it is zoomed.) This
function will operate when the LCD monitor is
on and the digital zoom function (p. 47) has
been turned on in the recording menu.
•Double-click the button with the lens
zoomed out to its furthest extent to activate
the digital zoom function directly.
The digital zoom
range is indicated
by the blue portion
(information view).