B Notes About Easy Auto Mode

•Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. In this case, select another shooting mode (A33, 39, 42).

•When digital zoom is in effect, the shooting mode is U.

C When Using a Tripod

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

•When shooting in dimly lit conditions with the flash mode (A45) set to W(off)

•When zooming in on the subject

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom.

Zoom out

 

Zoom in

• To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate the zoom control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to g(telephoto).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate the zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

control to f(wide-angle).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maximum wide-angle position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the zoom control is rotated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical

 

Digital

• If you rotate the zoom control to gwhen the camera is

 

 

zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you

 

zoom

 

zoom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

can use the digital zoom to magnify the image further by

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

up to 4×.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C Digital Zoom and Interpolation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When using the digital zoom, image quality deteriorates when zooming

 

 

 

 

 

in past Vin the zoom indicator.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The position of Vis more to the right when shooting smaller images;

 

Small image size

therefore, when the image size is smaller (as determined by the image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode setting; A55, E22), more digital zoom can be applied without image quality deterioration.

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