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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
•
The image deterioration point depends on the image size
(page 66). The smaller the image size, the higher the zoom
factor yo
u
can
u
se
b
efore reaching the image deterioration
point.
•
Tho
u
gh digital zoom generally ca
u
ses a deterioration of
image q
u
ality, some digital zoom
w
itho
u
t image deterioration
is possi
b
le
w
ith image sizes of “6M (2
8
16 × 2112 pixels)” and
smaller. The range in
w
hich yo
u
can
u
se digital zoom
w
itho
u
t
image deterioration is indicated on the display. The
deterioration point depends on the image size.
•
The digital zoom range of the zoom indicator is sho
w
n on the
monitor screen only
w
hile “Digital Zoom” is t
u
rned on.
■
Turning Off Digital Zoom
Yo
u
can t
u
rn off digital zoom if yo
u
w
ant to
u
se optical zoom
only. This
w
ill help to a
v
oid deteriorated images d
u
e to
accidentally s
w
itching o
v
er from optical zoom to digital zoom
w
hen shooting snapshots.
1.
In the REC mode, press [MENU].
2.
On the “REC” tab, select “Digital Zoom” and
then press [
X
].
3.
Use [
S
] and [
T
] to select “Off” and then press
[SET].
•
If yo
u
w
ant to sho
w
the entire digital zoom range, select
“On” here.