Application (Record)
Using Zoom
VQT5B76- 75 -
The zoom lens of this unit allows you to change the focal length from wide-angle, which 
allows you to record a majestic landscape, to telephoto zoom, which allows you to 
enlarge a small distant subject. You can also increase the zoom ratio further by changing 
the setting.
Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be 
taken
Capture a 
wider area 
(wide-angle)
Enlarge 
the subject 
(telephoto)
 • The zoom speed can be set to one of 2 levels 
using the angle at which the zoom lever is moved.
The illustration is an example of when using Extended optical zoom, [i.ZOOM], and 
[Digital Zoom].
When Extended optical 
zoom is set
Optical Zoom range
Zoom bar
Digital Zoom range
i.Zoom range
Zoom ratio
Focus range
 • When [Zoom Resume] in the [Lens Resume] menu is set to [ON], the zoom ratio 
saved in the memory the last time the camera was turned off is automatically restored 
when the camera is turned on. (→67)
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Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming.
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Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
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The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates.
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The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated - 
this is not a malfunction.
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Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
 • [3D Photo Mode] ([Scene Mode])
 • [Macro Zoom] (Only the Digital Zoom will function up to 3x.)