Camera

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The default settings are marked with .

Digital Zoom

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×). When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.

Smart

 

Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is

(Smart zoom)

not available when the image size is set to [8M] (DSC-S780),

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[7M] (DSC-S750), or [3:2].

The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following table.

Precision

Enlarges all image sizes up to 6× total, but image quality

(Precision digital zoom)

deteriorates when zoom exceeds optical 3×.

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Off

 

Does not use the digital zoom.

Image size and total zoom scale using Smart zoom (Including optical zoom 3×)

 

 

Total zoom scale

Size

DSC-S780

 

DSC-S750

5M

Approx. 3.8×

 

Approx. 3.6×

 

 

 

 

3M

Approx. 4.8×

 

Approx. 4.5×

 

 

 

 

VGA

Approx. 15×

 

Approx. 14×

 

 

 

 

16:9

Approx. 5.1×

 

Approx. 4.8×

 

 

 

 

• When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.

The W side of this line is the optical zoom area, and the T side is the digital zoom area

Zoom scaling indicator

The total zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom.

The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.

When using the smart zoom, the image on the screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no effect on the recorded image.

You cannot use the Digital zoom when [Face Detection] is set to [On].

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