Basic

Extended optical zoom mechanism

When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

Note

The digital zoom cannot be set when õ has been selected.

The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended optical Zoom”.

The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k) when the camera is turned on.

Zoom position is as when the power was turned off if the [ZOOM RESUME] (P34) is set to [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.

When you rotate the zoom lever, you may hear some sound from the camera or the camera may shake. This is not a malfunction.

When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.

When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P73) for taking pictures.

The extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases.

In Macro Zoom Mode

In [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] and [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode

When recording motion pictures

When [QUALITY] is set to [ ] or [ ]

[DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.

In [INDOOR PORTRAIT] in [PORTRAIT]

In [NORMAL SPORTS], [OUTDOOR SPORTS] and [INDOOR SPORTS] in [SPORTS]

In [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode

When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set

When [QUALITY] is set to [ ] or [ ]

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