74
3
Taking Pictures
The zoom bar is displayed as follows.
*1 You can zoom in to a maximum of 4× optically.
*2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded
pixels. See the following table.
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Recorded
pixels
Intelligent Zoom
(Zoom magnification includes 4× optical)
Digital Zoom
W Not Available (4× optical zoom only)
Equivalent to approx.
26.8×
B Not Available (4× optical zoom only)
6 Approx. 5.6×
f Not Available (4× optical zoom only)
h Approx. 8.4×
Equivalent to approx.
26.8×
A Approx. 8.9×
i Approx. 10.7×
m
Approx. 26.8×
(Same as 26.8× Digital Zoom)
• It is recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when
taking pictures at a high magnification rate.
• Pictures taken in the Digital Zoom range appear grainier than pictures
taken in the optical zoom range.
• The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
display. This does not affect the quality of recorded image.
• While recording in C (Movie) mode, only Digital Zoom is available.
Selecting the Recorded Pixels 1p.96
Zoom in with high
image quality.
Zoom in with some degree
of image deterioration.
Optical zoom range
*1
Intelligent
Zoom range
*2
Digital Zoom
range