Recording pictures (advanced)
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Shooting with the extended optical zoom
The camera’s optical zoom can normally
give you a telephoto zoom of 4 times, but
by choosing a resolution that has an EZ
suffix, for example 5.5M , the extended
optical zoom starts functioning and zoom
extends as follows. (The example uses
[j] aspect ratio.)
• Set the resolution. (P73)
1
Move the zoom lever toward T.
n When the extended optical zoom isn’t
working
For example: Resolution is 8M
n When the extended zoom is working
For example: Resolution is 5.5M
n Resolution and maximum zoom
n How the extended optical zoom works
• The extended optical zoom works by
extracting the center of the picture and
expanding it for a higher telephoto effect.
So, for example, if you choose [5.5M
], 5.5 million pixels (out of the total
[8M], 8 million possible with the CCD) are
taken in your shot.
• The extended optical zoom allows you to
increase the zoom ratio without the
reduction in picture quality you get with
digital zoom.
• The [ ] icon appears when you zoom
while using a resolution that can use the
extended optical zoom.
• You can zoom in even further by using this
in combination with the digital zoom. In
the [REC] mode menu, set digital zoom to
ON. (P78)
• The extended optical zoom does not work
in the motion picture mode [i].
EZ
19
W
T5X
5.5
19
W
T4X
EZ
19
1
W
T5X
5.5
Aspect
ratio
Pixels
Maximum
zoom
j
8M 4×
5.5M /2M
5×
7M 4×
4.5M /2.5M
5.1×
h
6M 4×
4M
5×
3M /2M /
1M
5.6×
EZ EZ
EZ EZ
EZ
EZ EZ
EZ
EZ
EZ
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