Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Feature Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom
Maximum
magnication
Approx. 1.3× of Optical Zoom or
Extended Optical Zoom
4× of Optical Zoom, Extended
Optical Zoom or Intelligent Zoom
Picture quality No noticeable deterioration The higher the magnication level,
the greater the deterioration.
Conditions [i.Resolution] (P82) on the [Rec]
menu is set to [i.Zoom].
[Digital Zoom] (P83) on the [Rec]
menu is set to [ON].
Screen
display
B[i.Zoom] is displayed. CThe Digital Zoom range is
displayed.
• When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in
conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft) –7)
¼The magnication level differs depending on the picture size and the aspect ratio setting.
Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
When you take a picture of [C] (approx. 3 million pixels), only 3M (approx. 3 million
pixels) in the center out of the CCD’s whole area (effective pixels) is cropped for
recording, which allows a picture with a higher zoom effect.