Using the Zoom

When you move the zoom control, the zoom

Zoom out

Zoom in

lens position changes.

 

 

To zoom in: Move toward g

 

 

To zoom out and view a larger area: 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.

 

 

 

 

Optical

Digital

Digital zoom, which allows you to further

zoom

 

zoom

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 Shutter-release Button

 

 

 

 

To set focus and exposure (shutter speed and

Press halfway

 

 

aperture value), press the shutter-release button

 

 

 

 

lightly until you feel a slight resistance.

 

 

 

 

Focus and exposure remain locked while the

 

 

 

 

shutter-release button is pressed halfway.

 

 

 

 

Operations Playback and Shooting Basic

Press all the

Press the shutter-release button all the way to release the shutter and take a picture.

way

Do not use force when pressing the shutter- release button, as this may result in camera shake and blurred images. Press the button gently.

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