Step 2 Frame a Picture
Using the Zoom
Rotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom. | Zoom out Zoom in |
Rotate in the direction of gto zoom in on the subject. |
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Or rotate in the direction of fto have a wider view. |
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A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor |
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when the zoom control is rotated. |
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Optical Digital zoom zoom
Digital Zoom
When the camera is already at the maximum optical zoom magnification, rotating the zoom control in the gdirection will trigger digital zoom. The subject can be magnified up to 4× of the maximum optical zoom ratio.
When using digital zoom, the camera will focus on the center of the frame and the focus area will not be displayed.
Maximum optical zoom | Digital zoom is in effect. |
CDigital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A96) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. When zoom is increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied.
The position of Vmoves to the right as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting.
Mode Auto Playback: and Photography Basic
When the image size is small
• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A127) in the setup menu (A116).
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