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•Be sure of the following points when the
AF assist lamp is in use.
–Do not look into the AF assist lamp.
–Detach the lens hood.
–Do not cover the AF assist lamp with
your fingers when taking a picture.
–The batter y may be consumed faster
than usual when using the AF assist
lamp.
•In simple mode [ ], the setting on the
[AF ASSIST LAMP] is fixed to [ON].
•You cannot use the AF assist lamp in
[SCENERY], [NIGHT SCENERY],
[PANNING] and [FIREWORKS] in scene
mode (P63).
•When you do not want to use the AF
assist lamp (e.g. when you take a picture
of a subject in a dark place), set the [AF
ASSIST LAMP] to [OFF]. In this case, it
becomes difficult to focus on the subject.
•The AF area is set only to a point on the
center of the screen when the AF assist
lamp is turned on.
•A vignetting effect may appear on the
circumference of the AF assist lamp
because the AF assist lamp may be
obscured by the lens, however, this does
not cause a problem with the performance
of the camera.
It is possible to further magnify a subject
already magnified 12 times with the optical
zoom 4 more times with the digital zoom,
thereby reaching a maximum of 48 times.
∫Entering the digital zoom range
When you rotate the zoom lever to the
extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom
indication may momentarily pause. This is
not a malfunction.
You can enter the digital zoom range by
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele
or releasing the zoom lever once and then
rotate it to Tele again.
1Optical zoom
2Digital zoom
•When using the digital zoom, the pict ure
quality becomes deteriorated.
•In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer
function may not be effective.
•We recommend using a tripod.
•The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
•The AF area is d isplayed with a size wider
than usual and set only to a point on the
center of the screen in the digital zoom
range. (P76)
Digital Zoom [D.ZOOM]
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