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Taking pictures with zoom
Recording Mode:
Zoom In/Out
Capture a
wider area
(wide-angle)
Enlarge
the subject
(telephoto)
W side (wide-angle) T side (telephoto)
Focus
range
Zoom ratio
(approx.)
Zoom bar
Zoom speed can be adjusted.
Zoom slowly turn slightly
Zoom quickly turn completely
Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
You can zoom in up to 12 times with ‘Optical Zoom’, and up to 23.4 times with ‘Extra
Optical Zoom’ (pictures only) with lower picture quality. To zoom further, you can use
[i.ZOOM] or [DIGITAL ZOOM].
Do not block the lens barrel movement
while zooming.
Zoom types
Type Optical Zoom Extra Optical Zoom
Maximum
ratio
12 × Up to 23.4 × (Depending on the picture
size)
Picture quality
deterioration
No No
(However, the picture size is reduced)
Operation
conditions
None Set [PICTURE SIZE] in the [REC] menu
to a setting for which
is displayed (95)
Screen
display
is displayed
Type i.Zoom Digital Zoom
Maximum
ratio
Approx. 1.3 × the Optical Zoom or Extra
Optical Zoom
Up to 4 × the original zoom ratio
Picture quality
deterioration
Almost none Yes
Conditions,
etc.
i.Zoom functions in the following cases.
•
([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode)
• Scene Mode (except for [HIGH
SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH
BURST], [PIN HOLE])
•
([CLIPBOARD] Mode)
• When [I.RESOLUTION] in the [REC]
menu is set to [i.ZOOM] (41)
When [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the [REC]
menu is set to [ON] (43)
Screen
display
is displayed
Digital Zoom area is displayed