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.

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

•Zoom operations are not supported while shooting with the following feature. The zoom setting is fixed at full wide angle.

Slide Panorama, Wide Shot, All-In-Focus Macro

.Zooming with the Function Ring (Step Zoom)

Assigning the Step Zoom function to the function ring lets you perform zoom operations (within the optical zoom range only) with the function ring (page 44). Step Zoom can be adjusted to the focal distances shown below.

24, 28, 38, 50, 85, 100, 135, 200, 300 (Unit: mm; 35 mm film equivalents)

For finer zoom adjustment, use the zoom controller.

•The focal distance will be indicated on the monitor screen while Step Zoom is being adjusted with the function ring.

Current focal distance

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