The zoom bar is displayed as follows.

 

 

Zoom in with high

Zoom in with some degree

 

 

image quality.

of image deterioration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical zoom range*1

Intelligent

Digital Zoom

 

 

 

Zoom range*2

range

*1 You can zoom in to a maximum of 18× optically.

*2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the number of recorded pixels. See the following table.

Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio

Recorded

Intelligent Zoom

Digital Zoom

Pixels

 

 

mNot Available (optical zoom only) n/o Not Available (optical zoom only)

6

Approx. 27×

Equivalent to approx.

h

Approx. 40.5×

130×

hApprox. 43.2×

i

Approx. 51.8×

m

Approx. 130×

(Same as Digital Zoom)

 

It is recommended to use a tripod or other support to prevent camera shake when taking pictures at high zoom.

Pictures taken in the Digital Zoom range appear grainier than pictures taken in the optical zoom range.

Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions:

-When the number of recorded pixels is set to m/n/o (optical zoom is available)

-In c(Digital SR) mode

-When the sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400

The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the display. This does not affect the quality of the recorded image.

In C (Movie) mode, only Digital Zoom is available while recording.

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Pentax 14191, 14176, 14161 specifications Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio