Using the Zoom

When you press the multi-selector Hor I, the zoom indicator is displayed on the right side of the monitor and the optical zoom is activated.

•To zoom in closer to the subject, press H(telephoto).

•To zoom out and view a larger area, press I(wide-angle).

When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position.

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Zoom indicator

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•If you press Hwhen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you can use the digital zoom to magnify the image further by up to about 4×.

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Optical zoom

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Playback and Shooting of Basics

C Digital Zoom and Interpolation

Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify

 

images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality depending on the image size and the

 

digital zoom magnification.

 

When using digital zoom, we recommend reducing the image size in APhoto size under

 

CChoose a size in order to minimize image deterioration (A54).

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