Setup Menu

AF Assist

dbutton Mz(Setup menu) (A136) MAF assist

Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when the subject is poorly lit.

Auto (default setting)

AF-assist illumination is used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft. 3 in.) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position. Note that for some scene modes or focus areas, AF-assist illuminator may not light up.

Off

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

Setup Camera Basic

Digital Zoom

dbutton Mz(Setup menu) (A136) MDigital zoom

Enable or disable digital zoom.

On (default setting)

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control to g(i) triggers digital zoom (A25).

Off

Digital zoom will not be activated (except during movie recording).

BNotes on Digital Zoom

• When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (A46).

• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.

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- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, or Pet portrait scene mode is selected - When smart portrait mode is selected

- When subject tracking mode is selected

- When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16 (A42)