Taking pictures
Using the zoom lens
■■Recording modes: 
You can determine how much of a subject is to be captured / how large a subject is to be rendered by selecting the appropriate focal length, i.e. by zooming.
Zooming In/Out
To widen the angle of view, | To make subjects appear |
use shorter focal lengths | closer use longer focal lengths |
(hence wideangle, also makes | (telephoto, also narrows the |
subjects appear further away) | angle of view) |
••The zooming speed is determined by how far the zoom lever is turned in the respective direction.
When Extended optical |
| Distance setting range |
zoom is set |
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Zoom ratio
Optical Zoom range | Digital Zoom range |
| i.Zoom range |
| Zoom position |
●●Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming. ●●Adjust the focus setting after zooming.
●●The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are approximations.
●●The camera may make a noise and vibrate while zooming - this is not a malfunction.
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