Undeteriorated digital zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undeteriorated image

 

 

Deteriorated image

 

 

 

 

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1X

10X to 57X

 

40X to 159.4X

Optical/digital zoom switch point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)

* 10X optical zoom point

 

 

 

Deterioration point

An image deterioration icon (Ù) will appear on the monitor screen at the point where image deterioration starts.

The deterioration point depends on the current image size setting (page 36). The smaller the image size setting, the higher the zoom factor you can use before reaching the image deterioration point.

Though digital zoom generally causes a deterioration of image quality, some digital zoom without image deterioration is possible with image sizes of “7M” and smaller. The range in which you can use digital zoom

Image

Maximum

Deterioration

Size

Zoom Factor

Point

10M

40X

10X

3:2

40X

10X

16:9

40X

10X

9M

40X

10X

7M

47.5X

11.9X

4M

63.3X

15.8X

2M

91X

22.8X

VGA

159.4X

57X

 

 

 

without image deterioration is indicated on the display. The deterioration point depends on the image size.

When “HD/STD” is selected as the movie mode, minimal deterioration up to a zoom factor of 57X is possible only for STD shooting.

The zoom bar is not displayed while movie recording is in progress.

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