Using the zoom feature
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VGA 101 | VGA 101 |
98 | 98 |
x1.1 | x5.0 |
,Press the zoom buttons to choose the desired zoom position, and shoot your image.
The minimum distance needed to focus on a subject
When the zoom is set all the way to the W side: approximately 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) from the end of the lens
When the zoom is set all the way to the T side: approximately 60 cm (23 5/8 inches) from the end of the lens
•The lens moves when the zoom feature is being used. Be very careful not to touch the lens.
•You cannot change the zoom scaling while shooting movies (page 68).
You can zoom in on the image using a digital zoom process with no deterioration in the image quality.
When the zoom exceeds 3×, enlargement is carried out using the smart zoom. When the smart zoom is not needed, set [Smart Zoom] to [Off] in the SET UP settings (page 102). Pressing the zoom buttons displays the zoom scaling indicator on the LCD screen.
Zoom scaling indicator
The T side of this line shows the extent of smart zoom
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The maximum zoom scale depends on the image size.
[3.1M]: 3.8×
[1.2M]: 6.1×
[VGA]: 12×
When the image size is [5.0M] or [4.5M (3:2)], the smart zoom does not work.
•You cannot confirm the image using the finder when using the smart zoom function.
•When using the smart zoom, the image on the LCD screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no effect on the recorded image.
•AF range finder is not shown when using the smart zoom. When 9 (Focus) is set to [Multi
AF] or [Center AF], 
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