Caution
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, follow the instructions below.
Introduction
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 160x enlargement.
Using Digital Zoom
1. Press the [MENU] button, select the [ ] tab and set [Digital Zoom] to [On].
2. Move the zoom lever toward [ ] and hold it until zooming stops.
3. Move the zoom lever toward [ ] again.
Caution
--White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
--Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
--Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Also, because the blue range will not be available at some resolution settings, you can zoom in to the maximum zoom factor.
Caution
Using ZoomPlus
Depending on the resolution settings and the digital zoom factor, the [Zoom Bar] will be displayed in yellow [ ] (ZoomPlus).
Digital Tele-Converter
With the digital tele-converter, the focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.0x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed in (including using digital zoom) to the same zoom factor.
1. Press the [MENU] button, choose the [ ] tab, and then set [Digital Zoom] to either [1.6x] or [2.0x].
Digital zoom cannot be configured in the following shooting modes.
... Not configurable
Function | Shooting mode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Digital Zoom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Off* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.6x/2.0x | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Digital zoom is canceled when you switch to a shooting mode which does not support digital zoom. |
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