Note: In digital zoom mode, enlargement is accomplished without changes in the lens configuration. Since the lens is not involved in digital zoom, the changes appear only in the image LCD; they are not evident through the viewfinder.
Figure 9: Diopter Control
Note: The diopter control does not affect the captured image itself.
Using the Zoom Lever
While you are framing the subject for a picture, you will likely find that you need to zoom in or out on the subject. This section explains the camera’s zoom lever, which you can use for this purpose.
Rocking the zoom lever (see Figure 8) left and right moves the lens continuously between wide
angle 
and telephoto 
focal lengths for optical zooming.
The zoom lever also controls digital zooming. Digital zooming refers to digital cropping of the image, giving the appearance of greater zoom. After the optical zoom is at its maximum setting, you can digitally zoom in three steps (see below). Note, however, that you must have the image LCD on for the digital zoom to operate. (To turn the image LCD on, press the DISPLAY button on the back of the camera.)
If the image LCD is turned on and the camera’s zoom is at the end of the telephoto range, releasing
and pressing the zoom lever will initiate digital zooming. A digital zoom icon 
will appear in the text message area of the image LCD’s top overlay bar. Digital zooming occurs in three steps:
1.2x
1.5x
2x
The camera pauses for 250 milliseconds (1/4 second) between steps. Digital zoom remains set shot-
To exit the digital zoom, you can also press, release, and then
Using the Diopter Control
The diopter control (see Figure 9) is the small dial on the left side of the viewfinder that you can turn to adjust the focus of the picture subject in the viewfinder. Note that the diopter control has no effect on the image you capture, however.
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