EN-27
Using the Zoom Function
This camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves during the optical zoom photography, allowing
you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By using the optical zoom function; images appear closer by
pressing the
button, or smaller away by pressing the
button.
The zoom bar indicates the current level of magnification. When the
digital zoom is within 3x magnification, the zoom bar is within the
optical zoom range. When the digital zoom function is set to
On
, you
can further enlarge the subjects with 4x digital zoom by continuing to
press the
button. It is activated after your camera reaches its
maximum optical zoom factor (3x) and the zoom bar is within the
digital zoom area. You can enlarge the subject to a maximum
magnification equivalent to 12 times. A useful feature as it is,
however, the more the image is enlarged, the more pixelated the
image will appear.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:
1. Rotate the mode dial to
,
,
,
,
, or
and turn your
camera on by pressing the power switch.
2. Adjust the magnification ratio by using the
/
button.
To exit the zoom photography, press and hold the
button.
The status of digital magnification is displayed on the LCD
monitor.
3. Compose your scene and press the shutter release button.
To enable the digital zoom feature, set the [Mode2- Digital Zoom] to [On] in the
,
,
,
,
, or
mode.
(Refer to EN-63 for further details).
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Optical zoom range
Zoom bar
Digital zoom range
