Digital Zoom
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 4×). When the zoom scale is exceeded, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
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| Smart ( ) | Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will | |
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| not be distorted, according to the image size. (Smart zoom) | |
Precision (
) Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 8×, including the optical zoom 4×. However, note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded.
(Precision digital zoom)
Off | Does not use the digital zoom. |
Notes
•The Digital Zoom function does not operate when shooting movies or while the Smile Shutter function is activated.
•The smart zoom is not available when the image size is set to [12M], [3:2(11M)] or [16:9(9M)].
•The Face Detection function does not work when using the Digital Zoom.
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 4×)
The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size.
Size | Total zoom scale |
8M | Approx. 4.9× |
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5M | Approx. 6.2× |
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3M | Approx. 7.8× |
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VGA | Approx. 25× |
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16:9(2M) | Approx. 8.3× |
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