Step 2 Frame a Picture
Dig
ita
I
Zoom
Vv'hen
the
camera
is
zoomed
in
to
the
maximum
optical
zoom
position,
touching
and
holding
11
triggers
digital
zoom. The
subject
is
magnified
up
to
4x
the
maximum
optical
zoom
ratio.
The focus area
is
not
displayed
when
digital
zoom
is
in effect, and focus will be
in
the
center
of
the
screen.
Digital
zoom
t
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Optical
zoom
T
Using the Zoom
Tap 0
or
~
to
activate
optical
zoom.
Tap
11
to
zoom
in
so
that
the
subject
fills a larger area
of
the
frame,
or
~
to
zoom
out,
increasing
the
area visible in
the
frame.
1\
zoom
indicator
is
displayed
when
11
or
~
is
tapped.
Optical
zoom
(up
to
5x). Digital
zoom
is
in effect.
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Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom
use~
a digital imaging process known
as
interpolation
to
magnify images, resulting
in
slight deterioration
of
picture
quality.
Interpolation
is
applied at zoom positions beyond
I}.
When zoom
is
incroased beyond the
I}
position, interpolation
is
initiated and the zoom
indieator turns yellow
to
indicate that interpolation
is
being applied. The
position
of
I}
moves
to
the
top
as
image
size
decreases, allowing for
confirmation
of
the loom positions at which shooting
without
interpolation
is
possible
at
the current image
mod)
setting
(~
116).
Dicjital zoom
can
be disabled from the Digital zoom
option
(~
143)
in
thl?
setup menu
(~
133).
When an
image size
is
small
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