Using the camera buttons to set the camera
The recording mode function can be set up by using the camera buttons.
POWER button
Used for turning the camera’s power on / off. If there is no operation during the specified
time, the camera's power will be turned
off automatically to save battery life. Refer to page 48 for more information about the
auto power off function.
SHUTTER button
Used for taking an image or recording voice in the RECORDING mode.
In MOVIE CLIP mode
Pressing the shutter button down fully
starts the process for recording a movie clip. Press the shutter button once and
the movie clip is recorded for as long as the available recording time in the
memory allows. If you wish to stop recording, press the shutter button again.
In STILL IMAGE mode
Pressing the shutter button down halfway activates the autofocus and checks the condition of the flash. Pressing the shutter button down fully takes and stores the image. If you select voice memo recording, the recording will start after the camera has finished storing the image data.
ZOOM W / T button
If the menu is not displayed, this button 
works as the OPTICAL ZOOM or DIGITAL ZOOM button.
This camera has a 5X optical zoom and a 5X digital zoom function. Using both will offer a total zoom ratio of 25X.
TELE Zoom |
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|
Optical zoom TELE | : Pressing the ZOOM T button. This will | |
| zoom into the subject i.e. the subject will | |
| appear nearer. |
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Digital zoom TELE | : When the maximum (5X) optical zoom | |
| is selected, pressing the ZOOM T button | |
| activates the digital zoom software. | |
| Releasing ZOOM T button stops the | |
| digital zooming at the required setting. | |
| Once the maximum digital zoom (5X) is | |
| achieved, pressing the ZOOM T button | |
| will have no effect. | |
Pressing |
| Pressing |
the ZOOM | the ZOOM | |
T button |
| T button |
[WIDE zoom] | [TELE zoom] | [Digital zoom 5.0X] |
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