Basic
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Using the optical zoom / the extra optical zoom (EZ)
You can make people and subjects appear closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and landscapes can be recorded in wide angle. (35 mm film camera equivalent: 33 mm to 100 mm)
To record in wider angle without deteriorating (Extra optical zoom), do not set the picture size to the highest setting
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■To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
■To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
■Maximum Zoom
When the picture size is set except at the highest resolution, optical zoom becomes extra optical zoom to enlarge more.
Enlargement : Max. 4.8 ×
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■How the extra optical zoom works The extra optical zoom works by extracting the centre of the picture and expanding
it for a higher telephoto effect. So, for
example, if you choose [
] (3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 8M (8.1 million) CCD area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
•The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×) when the camera is turned on.
•If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
•The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
•In motion picture mode [i], the zoom magnification is fixed to the value set at the start of recording.
•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extra optical Zoom”.
•If you set a picture size that activates the extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom
icon [ 
] is displayed on the screen when you use the zoom function.
•The zoom will stop moving for an instant near [W] (1 ×) when the extra optical zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.
•The extra optical zoom cannot be activated in the following modes.
–Motion picture mode [i]
–[HIGH SENS.]
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