Shooting with Zoom

Your camera is equipped with various types of zoom: optical zoom, HD Zoom, Single SR Zoom, Multi SR Zoom, and digital zoom. The maximum zoom factor depends on the image size setting and the digital zoom on/off settings.

Optical zoom

Changes the lens focal distance.

HD Zoom

Allows greater zoom capabilities by cutting out a portion of the

original image and enlarging it.

 

Single SR Zoom

Applies super resolution technology to suppress image

deterioration (page 44).

 

Shoots a burst of High Speed CS images, which are then

Multi SR Zoom

combined into a final image to suppress image quality

deterioration across a range that is greater than Single SR

 

Zoom. (Multi SR Zoom is enabled by selecting the “Multi SR

 

Zoom” HS BEST SHOT scene.) (page 72)

Digital zoom

Digitally processes the center of the image to enlarge it.

 

 

1.In the REC mode, slide the zoom controller to zoom.

w Wide Angle z Telephoto

Zoom controller

w (Wide Angle): Reduces the size of the subject and broadens the range.

z (Telephoto) : Enlarges the subject and narrows the range.

2.Press the shutter button to shoot the image.

NOTE

Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to camera movement when shooting with telephoto.

Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.

Except for High Speed Movie, zoom operations are supported during movie recording. Zoom operations are disabled during high speed movie recording. To use optical zoom, perform the zoom operation before you press [0] (Movie) to start recording.

Zoom operations are not supporting during Slide Panorama shooting. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

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