Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
•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
•The zoom position is set at the maximum
•A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
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Optical zoom Digital zoom
Basic
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and holding the zoom control at gtriggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio.
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•The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect.
CDigital Zoom and Interpolation
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Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of image quality according to the image mode (A64) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond Vwhen taking still images. When zoom is increased beyond the Vposition, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. Vmoves to the right as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the zoom position that can be used to capture still images without image degradation before shooting at the current image size setting.
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• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A89) in the setup menu. | 29 |
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