Using the Zoom Button – Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom

Use the zoom button to take pictures when you are at events such as sports meets or talks where you cannot get close to your subject, or when you want to compose a wide-angle shot of distant scenery.

Pressing the T side of the zoom button enlarges the image (telephoto).

Pressing the W side returns the zoomed image to its original size and lets you include a larger area in the shot (wide angle).

As well as an optical zoom that changes the image magnification using the lens, this camera also features a digital zoom that uses electronic control to enlarge the image. While digital zooming degrades image quality, when combined with the optical zoom it allows image magnifications up to 6.

To use the digital zoom, press the Tside of the zoom button to zoom in fully on the subject, then briefly release the zoom button and press it again.

You can also disable the digital zoom so that it is not used. ( p.4-24)

1Press the T side of the zoom button until the image is fully zoomed.

When you press the zoom button, the zoom bar appears at the bottom of the screen.

The indicator in the zoom bar moves right as you zoom in and left as you zoom out.

The zoom bar remains on the screen for roughly 2 seconds after you stop pressing the zoom button.

2 Briefly release the zoom button and

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then press the T side of the zoom

button again.

 

The image is enlarged sequentially by 1.3, 1.6 and 2.0.

While you are using the digital zoom, a dedicated zoom bar for the digital zoom is displayed to the right of the optical zoom bar.

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Kyocera SL300RT manual Using the Zoom Button Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom