Zoom bar
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z

Menu button

Four-way controller

OK button

Changing the Size of the Subject

You can set the shooting range to Tele or Wide.

zPress the Zoom button in Capture mode.

 

 

makes the subject larger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

makes the subject smaller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the digital zoom function is disabled, you can take

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zoom pictures up to 3x.

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the digital zoom function is

Digital zoom symbol

enabled, you can further enlarge the

 

 

 

 

 

 

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image by pressing the button

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the zoom is at the maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tele position. (equivalent to max. 6x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when using the digital zoom)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling the Digital Zoom Function

zPress the Menu button in Capture mode. The [Rec.Mode] menu will be displayed.

x Press the four-way controller ( ) five times to select [Digital Zoom].

c Use the four-way controller ( ) to select On or Off.

vPress the OK button.

The camera is ready to take a picture.

Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting p.52

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z

 

Four-way controller

Selecting a Focus Mode

None Auto

The camera is focused on the subject in the focusing

 

area when the shutter release button is pressed halfway.

Macro Mode

This mode is used when the distance to the subject is

 

approx. 14cm-50cm (0.46ft-1.64ft). The camera is

 

focused on the subject in the focusing area when the

 

shutter release button is pressed halfway.

Infinity-landscape mode

This mode is used for taking distant objects.

Manual Focus Mode

The subject is brought into focus manually.

zPress the button in Capture mode.

The focus mode changes each time the button is pressed and the setting is displayed on the LCD monitor.

The camera is ready to take the picture in the set focus mode.

memo • The focus mode returns to [Auto] when the camera is turned off.

•The lens position is normally set to wide on Macro mode.

•The default setting of the focus mode is [Auto]. When the focus mode is [Auto], no icon is displayed on the LCD monitor.

Caution If you take a picture while looking through the viewfinder when the focus mode is set on Macro, the range of the resulting picture may differ from what was seen in the viewfinder.

Manual Focus

You can focus the camera on the subject manually when the mode

is set on .

Four-way controller ( )

increases the distance to the focusing position Four-way controller ( )

decreases the distance to the focusing position

Saving the Manual Focus Position p.52

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