Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele- Converter

Shooting Mode

You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and optical zooms. The focal lengths (35 mm film equivalent) and characteristics are as follows.

Option

Focal Length

Characteristics

 

 

You can shoot at a maximum zoom

Standard

37 – 444 mm

factor of approximately 12 times using

a combination of the optical and digital

 

 

 

 

zoom features.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

37 – 111 mm

Shoots without using the digital zoom.

1.4x

51.8 – 155 mm

The digital zoom locks at the selected

 

 

factor and the focal length shifts to the

 

 

 

 

telephoto setting.

 

 

 

 

Compared with the [Standard] and [Off]

2.3x

85.1 – 255 mm

options at a similar angle of view, this

 

 

option uses a higher shutter speed to

 

 

reduce the potential for camera shake.

 

 

*Cannot be used in

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

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

z The digital zoom cannot be used in the or (Postcard mode) or the (Widescreen) mode.

1 (Rec.) Menu[Digital Zoom] [Standard]*/[Off]/[1.4x]/[2.3x].

See Menus and Settings (p. 23).

*Default setting.

zStandard

See Using the Digital Zoom (p. 36).

z1.4x/2.3x

See Using the Digital Tele-Converter (p. 36).

Shooting

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