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∫Extended Optical Zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 14M (14.1 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 or ¨ has been selected.
•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.
•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “ExtendedOptical Zoom”.
•The Optical Zoom is set to Wide (1k) when the camera is turned on.
•If you use the Zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
•When using the Digital Zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.
•When using the Digital Zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer (P69) for taking
pictures.
•[I.RESOLUTION] is fixed to [i.ZOOM] in followi n g cond i ti o n s.
–Intelligent Auto Mode
–[SPORTS]
–[SNOW]
–[BEACH & SURF]
–Scene Mode¢
–Clipboard Mode
¢[i.ZOOM] cannot be used when in [HIGHSENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST] or
[PIN HOLE] in Scene Mode.
•The Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases.
–In Macro Zoom Mode
–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI- SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE] or
[PHOTOF RAME] in Scene Mode
–When recording motion picture s
•[DIGITALZOOM] cannot be used in the following cases.
–In [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-S PEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE],
[FILM GRAIN] or [PHOTO FRAME] in Scene Mode