The image deterioration point depends on the image size (page 24). The smaller the image size, 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 without image deterioration is indicated on the display. The deterioration point depends on the image size.

Image Size

Maximum Zoom

Factor

 

10M

12X

3:2

12X

16:9

12X

7M

14.2X

4M

18.7X

2M

26.5X

VGA

45.2X

Image Size

Undeteriorated zoom

limit

 

10M

3X

3:2

3X

16:9

3X

7M

3.6X

4M

4.7X

2M

6.8X

VGA

17.1X

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