Selects the auto focus operation mode.
Single | Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the |
| shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for |
| shooting stationary subjects. |
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Monitor | Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the |
| shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time |
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•Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.
•You cannot use the AF illuminator when:
–[Face Detection] is set to [On].
– (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
Digital ZoomSelects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 10×). When the zoom scale exceeds 10×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
| Smart | Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image | |
| (Smart zoom) | will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not | |
| ( | ) | available when the image size is set to [8M] or [3:2]. |
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| Precision | Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of | |
| (Precision digital zoom) | approximately 20×, including the optical zoom 10×. | |
| ( | ) | However, note that the picture quality deteriorates when the |
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| optical zoom scale is exceeded. |
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| Off |
| Does not use the digital zoom. |
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Image size and total zoom scale using Smart zoom (including the optical zoom 10×)
Size | Total zoom scale |
5M | Approx. 12× |
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3M | Approx. 15× |
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VGA | Approx. 51× |
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16:9 | Approx. 17× |
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•You cannot use the Digital zoom when:
–[Face Detection] is set to [On].
– (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
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