Capturing photos

Zooming

You can capture close-up photos by adjusting the zoom. Your camera has an 18X Optical zoom and 4X Digital zoom. You can also use a 24X Smart zoom and 3X Digital zoom to zoom in on a subject with less quality deterioration.

Zoom ratio

Zoom out

Zoom in

The available zoom ratio for videos differs from the photo zoom ratio.

Digital zoom Ò A h M s

The Digital zoom is supported by default in Shooting mode. If you zoom in on a subject in Shooting mode and the zoom indicator is in the digital range, your camera is using the Digital zoom. By using both the Optical zoom and Digital zoom, you can zoom in up to 72 times.

Optical range

Zoom indicator

Digital range

The Digital zoom is not available with the Face detection option, Smart Filter effect, Tracking AF option, Drive option, or Manual Focus.

If you capture a photo with the Digital zoom, the photo quality may be lower than normal.

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