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Digital Zoom
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 10×)
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 10×). When the zoom scale is exceeded, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
1.Set the camera to shooting mode.
2.MENU (Settings)
(Shooting Settings)
[Digital Zoom]
desired mode
| Smart ( | Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, | |
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| Precision | Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 40×, including the | |
| ( | ) | optical zoom 10×. However, note that the image quality deteriorates when the optical |
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| Off |
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Notes
The Digital Zoom function does not operate in the following situations: In Sweep Panorama mode
When the Smile Shutter function is activated.
When
The smart zoom is not available when you record movies or the image size is set to [16M] or [16:9(12M)].
The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 10×)
The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size.
Size | Total zoom scale |
10M | Approx. 12× |
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5M | Approx. 17× |
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VGA | Approx. 72× |
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16:9(2M) | Approx. 24× |
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