Cyber-shot User Guide

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Zoom (Still images)

Available zoom

Zoom scale

Enlarges images with the W/T (zoom) lever when shooting. The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 5×.

Optical zoom allows you to enlarge an image without deteriorating its original quality.

1.Set the camera to shooting mode.

2.Slide the W/T (zoom) lever.

Slide the lever to the T side to zoom in, or to the W side to zoom out.

Notes

Zoom is locked to the W side in [iSweep Panorama] mode.

Available zoom

You can combine certain zoom settings to zoom in at high magnification. The icon on the screen changes in accordance with the zoom you use.

Optical zoom range

The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 5×.

Zoom range other than optical zoom Zoom with the original image quality

When [Image Size] is set to other than the maximum image size, you can shoot still images with no deterioration in the original image quality, even if the optical zoom scale exceeds 5× magnification, by trimming image processing.

(

) [Clear Image Zoom]

 

Zoom with close to the original image quality [Details]

 

(

) [Digital Zoom]

 

 

Less than the original image quality [Details]

 

 

 

 

Operation

Settings

Zoom bar

 

 

[Still Image Size]: [18M]

 

Using optical zoom only

[Clear Image Zoom]: [Off]

 

 

 

[Digital Zoom]: [Off]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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