Sony DSC-WX50 manual Zoom scale, When Clear Image, Zoom is not available

B	deterioration	[Clear Image Zoom]: [Off]
		[Digital Zoom]: [Off]
C	Shooting clear images using	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On]
	[Clear Image Zoom] (close to the
		[Digital Zoom]: [Off]
	original image quality)
		[Clear Image Zoom]: [On]
D	Zooming to the maximum zoom	[Digital Zoom]: [On]	When [Clear Image
		[Clear Image Zoom] may
	range	not be available for some	Zoom] is not available
		settings. [Details]

Zoom scale

The supported zoom scales are different depending on the settings or the image size. The table below summarizes the zoom scales when [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are set to [On].

	Operation			D: Zoom with
Image	A:	B: Zoom by range	C: Zoom with [Clear	maximum
size	Optical	without deterioration		zoom
	zoom	(including 5× optical	Image Zoom] [On]	scale*1
		zoom)
16M	5×	5×	10×	20×
10M	5×	6.3×	12×	25×
5M	5×	8.9×	17×	35×
VGA	5×	36×	72×	72×*2
16:9(12M)	5×	5×	10×	20×
16:9(2M)	5×	12×	24×	48×

*1 The maximum zoom scale is the total zoom magnification that can be achieved when zoom scale without deterioration (including 5× optical zoom), [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are used in combination. The maximum zoom scale varies depending on the settings. The maximum zoom scale for the default setting is the same as when [Clear Image Zoom] is [On]. [Details]

*2 When [Still Image Size] is set to [VGA], [Digital Zoom] is limited; the maximum zoom scale is 72×.

Notes

The default setting for [Clear Image Zoom] is [On].

The default setting for [Digital Zoom] is [Off]. Set [Digital Zoom] to [On] to enlarge images even with deterioration. [Details]

The default setting for [Still Image Size] is [16M]. To change the zoom scale, change [Still Image Size]. [Details]

Zoom functions other than the optical zoom are not available when shooting in the following situations:

In [iSweep Panorama] In [Picture Effect]

In [Background Defocus]

When the Smile Shutter function is activated.

When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].

When (Backlight Correction HDR) mode is selected in Scene Selection.

The Face Detection function does not operate when you use other than the optical zoom.

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