Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of approximately 48x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom to enlarge. The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 70) and the zoom factor used.

Move the zoom lever toward i.

● Hold the lever until zooming stops. XThe zoom will stop when the largest possible zoom factor without image

deterioration has been reached, and the zoom factor will appear when you release the zoom lever.

Zoom Factor

Move it toward iagain.

 

XThe digital zoom will zoom in even further on the subject.

What if the zoom factor appears in blue?

Images shot at zoom factors that appear in blue will be coarse.

Turning off the digital zoom

To turn off the digital zoom, press the n button to choose [Digital Zoom] in the 4tab, then choose [Off].

The focal length when using the optical zoom and digital zoom together is 28 (W) – 1344 (T) mm, and 28 (W) – 336 (T) mm when using the optical zoom alone (all focal lengths are 35mm film equivalent).

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