The Setup Menu

AF Assist

Press the dbutton Mztab (A7) 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 5.0 m (16 ft) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 2.0 m (6 ft 6 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 may 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.

Digital Zoom

Press the dbutton Mztab (A7) 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, rotating the zoom control toward g(i) triggers the digital zoom (A25).

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.

•The digital zoom cannot be used when Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, Backlighting with HDR set to Level 1-Level 3, Easy panorama in Panorama, Pet portrait or 3D photography is selected in scene mode.

•Some features cannot be used in combination with other menu settings. See “Features Not Available in Combination“ (A74) for more information.

•When the digital zoom is in effect, Metering (E36) is set to Center-weightedor Spot depending on the magnification of an enlargement.

Section Reference

E77