68
SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
Yo
u
r camera pro
v
ides yo
u
w
ith 3X optical zoom (
w
hich changes
the lens focal distance),
w
hich can
b
e
u
sed in com
b
ination
w
ith
digital zoom (
w
hich digitally process the center portion of the
image to enlarge it) for total zoom capa
b
ilities of 12 - 45.2X.
IMPORTANT!
•
Generally speaking, the higher the digital zoom factor, the
coarser the image that is recorded. Ho
w
e
v
er, digital zoom
can
b
e
u
sed
u
p to a certain point
w
itho
u
t ca
u
sing
deterioration of the image.
•
Digital zoom is not s
u
pported
w
hile “Timestamp” (page
135) is t
u
rned on.
1.
Enter the REC mode.
2.
Press the zoom button to change the zoom
factor.
– For more information, see “Optical Zoom and Digital
itch Point” on page 69.
3.
Press the shutter button to shoot.
Shooting with Zoom
[
][
]
Zoom button
To do this:
Press this side of the
zoom button:
Enlarge the s
ub
ject and narro
w
the range
[
] (telephoto)
Red
u
ce the size of the s
ub
ject
and
b
roaden the range
[
] (
w
ide angle)
Wide Angle
Telephoto
