The Setup Menu

AF Assist

Press the dbutton Mzmenu icon (A8) MAF assist

Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator that assists the autofocus when the lighting is dim.

Option

Description

 

 

AF-assist illuminator lights automatically if the lighting is dim. The illuminator has a range of about 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in.) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 3.0 m (9 ft 10 in.) at the

Auto (default setting) maximum telephoto position.

Off

•For some focus areas and scene modes such as Museum

(A38) and Pet portrait (A41), AF-assist illuminator does not turn on even if Auto is set.

AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is dim.

Section Reference

Digital Zoom

Press the dbutton Mzmenu icon (A8) MDigital zoom

Enable or disable the digital zoom.

Option

Description

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom

On (default setting) position, operating the zoom control toward g(i) triggers the digital zoom (A27).

Off

The digital zoom is not activated.

BNotes on Digital Zoom

•When the digital zoom is used, the focus will be at the center of the frame.

•Digital zoom cannot be used with the following shooting modes.

-When the scene mode is Portrait, Night portrait, Night landscape, Backlighting with HDR set to On, Easy panorama, Pet portrait, 3D photography or Underwater.

-Smart portrait mode

•Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination” (A60) for more information.

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