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Using the Zoom Function
This camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves during the optical zoom
photography, allowing you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By using the
optical zoom function; images appear closer by pressing the V button, or smaller away
by pressing the U button.
Moreover, you can further enlarge the subjects with 4x digital zoom by pressing
continuously the
V button. It is activated after your camera reaches its maximum optical
zoom factor (3x). A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is magnified, the
grainer the image may become.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:
1. Press the S button to turn on the power.
2. Adjust the magnification ratio by using the
V / U button.
To access the optical zoom function, press
the
V button as far as it can go. Press it
again to activate the digital zoom.
To exit the zoom photography, press
continuously the U button.
The status of digital magnification is
displayed on the LCD monitor.
3. Compose your scene and press the shutter button.
• The digital magnification ranges from 1.0x to 4.0x.