Application (Record)
Using Zoom
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Enlarging a subject further
The zoom lens of this unit can zoom in up to 60x (optical zoom). If you use the following 
functions, you can enlarge the subject even further.
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Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 135x is possible when pictures with [   ] have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu (→143). EZ is short for “Extended optical zoom”.
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Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
 • Motion picture (including [Creative Video Mode])
 • Scene Modes ([HDR], [High Sens.])
 • [Creative Control] Mode ([Impressive Art], [Toy Effect])
 • When the [Quality] setting is set to [   ], [   ] or [   ]
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[i.ZOOM]
You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio 
up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration of picture quality. 
Set [i.Resolution] to [i.ZOOM] on the [Rec] menu. (→149)
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When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to 
the picture.
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[i.ZOOM] always functions in [Intelligent Auto] mode and [Scene Mode] (except 
[Handheld Night Shot], [HDR], [High Sens.]).
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[i.ZOOM] does not function in the following cases.
 • Scene Modes ([Handheld Night Shot], [HDR], [High Sens.])
 • [Creative Control] Mode ([Impressive Art], [Toy Effect])
 • When the [Quality] setting is set to [   ], [   ] or [   ]