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Using the Zoom Function
Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to
zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot.
The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The
digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.
Select the zoom setting, and
point the camera at the subject.
Press the zoom button (
n
) to
compose the image.
[W]
: zoom out for a wide-angle
shot.
[T]
: zoom in for a telephoto shot.
y
When the zoom button is
pressed, the zoom bar appears
on the LCD monitor.
y
When the optical zoom (
o
)
factor is at maximum, zooming
stops temporarily. Press the
[T]
again, the camera switches
to the digital zoom (
p
)
automatically and zooming
continues.
y
The digital zoom (
p
) will not
activate in movie recording.
Press shutter button to take a
picture.
y
Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a
software interpolation process.
y
The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to approx. 4 times.
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