Optical Digital zoom zoom
Using the Zoom

When you move the zoom control, the zoom Wide-angle Telephoto lens position changes.

•To zoom in: Move toward g

• To zoom out: Move toward f

When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position.

•A zoom indicator is displayed on the shooting screen when the zoom control is

moved.

• Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be

activated by moving and holding the zoom control toward gwhen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.

C Digital Zoom

The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further.

•Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom.

•Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably reduced.

•The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.

•The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuous shooting settings or other settings.

The Shutter-release Button

 

 

 

 

 

To set focus and exposure (shutter speed and

 

 

 

 

 

aperture value), press the shutter-release button

Press halfway

lightly until you feel a slight resistance. Focus and

 

 

 

 

 

exposure remain locked while the shutter-release

 

 

 

 

 

button is pressed halfway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the shutter-release button all the way to

Press all the

release the shutter and take a picture.

Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release

way

button, as this may result in camera shake and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

blurred images. Press the button gently.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations Playback and Shooting Basic

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