Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point

If you hold down the [ ] side of the zoom button in step 2 of the above procedure, the zoom operation will stop when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom button and then holding down its [ ] side will switch to digital zoom, which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor.

When the zoom pointer moves past the maximum limit of optical zoom. Also, the zoom bar indicates the approximate zoom factor.

Digital Zoom Indicator

Focus Range (Displayed when shooting with Auto Focus, macro, or manual focus.)

Zoom Bar

Undeteriorated Image Quality

Deteriorated Image Quality

 

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

 

Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1X

3X to 14.2X*

 

 

12X to 45.2X*

 

 

 

 

Optical/Digital Switch Point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom Pointer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Indicates current

Image Deterioration Point

 

 

 

 

zoom.)

Image starts to deteriorate from here.

*Point factor depends on image size.

Zoom Values for Each Image Size

 

 

 

 

Undeteriorated Image Deteriorated Image

 

 

 

 

Quality Range

 

 

 

 

Quality Range

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7M

1X

3X

 

12X

3:2

1X

3X

 

12X

16:9

1X

3X

 

12X

5M

1X

3.6X

 

14.2X

3M

1X

4.5X

 

17.9X

2M

1X

5.7X

 

22.6X

VGA

1X

14.2X

 

45.2X

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