| Step 2 Frame a Picture | |
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Using the Zoom |
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Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom. Press | Zoom out Zoom in | |
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When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position (3×), holding down gtriggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.
When digital zoom is in effect, the focus area will not be displayed and the camera will focus on the subject in the center focus area.
An indicator displayed at the top of the monitor shows the current zoom ratio.
Zoom indicator is displayed at | Maximum magnification | When digital zoom |
the top of the monitor when | of optical zoom (3×) | is in effect, indicator |
the zoom buttons are pressed. |
| turns yellow. |
BDigital Zoom and Image Quality
Digital zoom differs from optical zoom in that data from the camera’s image sensor are enlarged with digital processing, which can result in reduced image quality.
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