Step 2 Frame a Picture
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate the zoom control to gto zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame, or fto zoom out, thus increasing the area visible in the frame.
A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical Digital
zoom zoom
Photography 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 2× the maximum optical zoom ratio. The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect.
Maximum optical zoom | Digital zoom enabled |
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 (A37) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond Vwhen taking still pictures. When zoom is increased beyond the Vposition, 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.
Small image size
Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A131) in the setup menu (A120).
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