Video output

Camera images can be displayed on a television (p. 86). The video output can be changed between NTSC and PAL in section 4 of the setup menu. North America uses the NTSC standard and Europe uses the PAL standard. Check which standard is used in your region to play back images on your television set.

Video output

NTSC

Transfer mode

Data storage

Digital zoom

Off

Self-timer

10 sec.

Digital zoom

The digital zoom extends the power of the telephoto position of the optical zoom by up to 4X in

0.2X increments. It is activated in section 4 of the setup menu (p. 88). The transition between the optical zoom and digital zoom is seamless. When the digital zoom is active, the image magnification is displayed on the monitor and the focus frames change to a single focus area. Because of the degree of magnification, the use of a tripod is recommended.

Zoom scale

Transfer mode

The data-transfer mode must be specified depending on whether images are transferred to a computer or printed directly. The data-storage option must be selected to transfer data from the camera to a computer or when using the DiMAGE Master Lite software. The PictBridge option allows images to be printed directly from the camera with a PictBridge compatible printer (p. 112).

Magnification

Self-timer delay

The digital zoom is operated by the zoom lever

(1). Slide the lever right (T) to zoom in to the telephoto position of the lens. When the digital zoom activates, the image magnification is displayed on the monitor. Turn the lever left (W) to zoom out. After zooming, the zoom scale is displayed briefly. The yellow section indicates the digital-zoom range.

Digital-zoom images are interpolated to the set image size. Some loss of quality may be evi- dent.

Self-timer delay period can be selected between 10 seconds and 2 seconds in section 4 of the setup menu (p. 88). A two-second self-timer is recommended to reduce camera shake when using a tripod to take photographs with slow shutter speeds or macro images. The ten-second self-timer is used for self-portraits. Unlike the 10 seconds self-timer, the two-second self-timer is not canceled after taking a picture.

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