Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the number of recording pixels is changed.
■Optical Zoom 
Zooming in up to 16 times is possible if pictures without 
have been selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→85)
■Extended Optical Zoom 
Zooming in up to 33.8 times is possible when pictures with 
have been selected by
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→85) EZ is short for “Extended Optical Zoom.” | |
●Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: |
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• [Intelligent Auto] Mode (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON]) |
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• [Macro Zoom] • Motion picture • When the [Burst] setting is set to | or |
•[Transform], [High Sens.], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole], [Photo Frame] and [High Speed Movie] Scene Modes
To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom can be used in combination.
■i.Zoom 
The camera uses super resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio. Using super resolution technology, the zoom ratio can be increased up to about 1.3 times higher than the original zoom ratio with almost no deterioration of picture quality. (→92) ●When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], super resolution technology is applied to the
picture.
●The i.Zoom functions in the following cases.
•[Intelligent Auto] Mode (except when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])
•Scene Modes (except for [Handheld Night Shot], [High Sens.], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole])
●The [i.ZOOM] does not function when [Burst] is set (when 
or 
is set).
■Digital Zoom 
Zoom 4 times further than Optical/Extended Optical Zoom. Note that, with Digital Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON]. (→92)
●Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following modes:
• [Intelligent Auto] Mode • When the [Burst] setting is set to | or |
•Scene Modes ([Transform], [Handheld Night Shot], [High Sens.], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole], [Film Grain], [Photo Frame] and [High Speed Movie])
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