Recording a picture

Using the zoom feature – Zoom lever

Move the zoom lever a little for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom. “T” side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)

“W” side: for wide-angle (subject appears further away)

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Basics – Recording

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Using the zoom function sparingly results in better-looking recordings.

To zoom greater than 10⋅

Zoom greater than 10⋅ is performed digitally. To activate the digital zoom, select the digital zoom power in D ZOOM in the menu settings (p. 179). The digital zoom is set to OFF as the default setting.

The right side of the bar shows the digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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zooming zone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The digital zooming zone appears when you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

select the digital zoom power in the menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you shoot close to a subject

If you cannot get a sharp focus, move the power zoom lever to the “W” side until the focus is sharp. You can shoot a subject that is at least about 80 cm (about 2 feet 5/8 inch) away from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) away in the wide-angle position.

Notes on digital zoom

•Digital zoom starts to function when zoom exceeds 10⋅ . Up to 20⋅ or 120⋅ zoom is performed digitally.

•The picture quality deteriorates as you move the power zoom lever toward the “T” side.

When the POWER switch is set to MEMORY

You cannot use the digital zoom.

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