Taking pictures
Using the zoom lens
■■[Step Zoom]
You can select to set the focal length in steps. The displayed figures are the respective equivalent focal lengths for 35mm cameras.
••If recording in [Snapshot Mode] or Scene mode, you can set [Step Zoom] with the control ring.
If the setting assigned to the control ring is [Step Zoom], [Step Zoom] will also be available for use in other modes. (→118)
Turn the control ring
●●When the control ring is operated, the focal length is displayed on a standard picture aspect ratio of 4:3 as a reference.
●●The focal length will change in the following cases: ••When [iHandheld Nite Shot] is set to [ON] ••When [Burst] is set to [ 
]
••When [Handheld Night Shot] is set in Scene mode ●●[Step Zoom] cannot be used in the following cases:
••When recording motion pictures
••With the Scene mode ([3D Photo Mode])
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