Optimus S700 user manual Using the Zoom, Frame a Picture, Digital Zoom and image quality

	Step 2 Frame a Picture
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom. Press	Zoom out Zoom in
f (h) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the
frame, or g (i) to zoom in so that the subject fills a
larger area of the frame.

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding down g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.

Focus will be on the center of the screen when digital zoom is in effect. A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.

Zoom indicator is	Optical zoom	Zoom indicator turns
displayed when the	(up to 3×).	yellow when digital
zoom buttons are		zoom is in effect.
pressed.

BDigital Zoom and image quality

If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the current image mode (A 82), increasing magnification without affecting quality.

If the crop would be smaller than the image size for the current image mode, additional pixels are added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy” image.

The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently selected for image mode, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used. Vis displayed when interpolation is in effect.

Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode

Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation

Image mode	Zoom rate
H, I, P	3× (up to the maximum
	optical zoom ratio)

R3.6× (digital zoom up to 1.2×)

L4.2× (digital zoom up to 1.4×)

Image mode Zoom rate

M5.4× (digital zoom up to 1.8×)

N11.4× (digital zoom up to 3.8×)

O12× (digital zoom up to 4×)

Digital zoom can be turned off (A 110).

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