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Snapshot Tutorial
• The image deterioration point
depends on the image size (page
58). The smaller the image size,
the higher the zoom factor you
can use before reaching the
image deterioration point.
• Though digital zoom generally
causes a deterioration of image
quality, some digital zoom without
image deterioration is possible
with image sizes of “10M” and
smaller. The range in which you
can use digital zoom without
image deterioration is indicated
on the display. The deterioration
point depends on the image size.
5X to 36X
Undeteriorated image
quality range
1X
20X to 79.7X
Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)
Image deterioration
Optical/digital zoom switch point
• 5X optical zoom point
Deteriorated image
quality range
Image
Size
Maximum
Zoom Factor
Undeteriorated
zoom limit
16M
20.0X
5.0X
3:2
16:9
10M
25.3X
6.3X
5M
36.0X
9.0X
3M
44.9X
11.3X
VGA
79.7X
36.0X
