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Optical
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If you hold the zoom control to g after zooming in to the maximum

optical zoom position, you can further increase magnification by up to 4× with digital zoom. Gmode is selected when digital zoom is in

effect. Note that due to the digital processing used to enlarge the

image, pictures become noticeably “grainy” at positions past the Vicon

in the zoom display. To prevent loss of quality at higher zoom ratios, choose a smaller Image mode setting (A25).

When imode is selected, a G icon will appear in the zoom display and the zoom display will turn green

when zoom is between this icon and the W position. At the W position the camera can focus on objects as close as about

5 cm (2 in.) to the lens, while at the Gposition it can focus on subjects as close as about 20 cm (8 in.).

Autofocus: If faces are detected, the camera will focus on the face closest to the camera. If no face is detected or digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center of the display.

The AF-assist illuminator (A5) may light to assist the focus operation if the subject is poorly lit.

The illuminator has a range of about1.4m (4 ft 7 in.) at the maximumwide-angle position and about 0.8 m(2 ft 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.

Although the focus area may still be displayed or the in- focus indicator light green, the camera may fail to focus if the subject is very dark, fast-moving, mixes areas of sharply contrasting brightness (e.g., is half in the shade) or near and distant objects (e.g., is behind the bars of a cage), is dominated by regular geometric patterns (e.g., venetian blinds or a row of windows in a skyscraper), or contrasts poorly with the background (e.g., is the same color as the background). Should this occur, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway a second time or recomposing the photograph.

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