Optical zoom Digital zoom

C When Using a Tripod

•We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations.

-When shooting in dim lighting

-When the flash is lowered or when using a shooting mode in which the flash does not fire

-When using the telephoto setting

•When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set Photo VR to Off in the setup menu (A72) to prevent potential errors caused by this function.

Using the Zoom

When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens

Zoom out Zoom in

position changes.

 

• To zoom in closer to the subject: Move toward

 

g(telephoto)

•To zoom out and view a larger area: Move

toward f(wide-angle)

 

When you turn the camera on, the zoom

 

moves to the maximum wide-angle position.

 

• The side zoom control (A1) can also be

g

moved toward gor fto operate the zoom.

Zoom in

 

 

f

 

Zoom out

• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is moved.

• Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum

optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and holding the zoom control or the side zoom control toward gwhen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.

C Notes About Digital Zoom

The zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further.

•Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom.

•Zoom indicator is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced.

•The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.

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