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A maximum of 14.6M zoom can be
achieved with the 3.6M optical zoom and
the 4M digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set
to [ON] in the [REC] mode menu. However,
if a picture size that can use extended
optical zoom is selected, a maximum of
21.9Mzoom can be achieved with the 5.5M
extended optical zoom and the 4M digital
zoom.
wMenu operation
1Press [MENU/SET].
•When a scene mode is selected, move
in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P49),
move to select the [REC] mode
menu icon [ ] and then move .
2Move
 
to select [D.ZOOM]
and then move .
3Move
to select [ON] and then
press [MENU/SET].
4Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
•You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
wEntering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may
momentarily stop moving when you rotate
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position.
You can enter the digital zoom range by
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele
or releasing the zoom lever once and then
rotating it to Tele again.
(When using the digital zoom [4M] and the
extended optical zoom (3M EZ) at the
same time.)
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
Extended optical zoom
•When using the digital zoom, the AF area
on the center of the screen is displayed
and it is bigger than usual. (P77)
•In digital zoom, the larger t he picture the
lower the picture quality.
•In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer
function may not be effective.
•When using the digital zoom, we
recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
•The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
•The digital zoom does not work in the
following cases:
–In simple mode [ ].
–In [SPO RTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
–When the ISO sensit ivity has been set to
[].
Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom
MENU
AF MODE
AF ASSIST LAMP
SLOW SHUTTER
OFF
ON
1/8
㧙
AUDIO REC.
OFF
REC
/SET
MENU
OFF
ON
D.ZOOM
SELECT SET
MENU
2
/
3
W
W
W
T
T
T
p[OFF]:
p[ON]: