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Use the zoom button to take pictures when you are at events such as sports meets or talks
where you cannot get close to your subject, or when you want to compose a wide-angle
shot of distant scenery.
Pressing the
T
side of the zoom button enlarges the image (telephoto).
Pressing the
W
side returns the zoomed image to its original size and lets you include a
larger area in the shot (wide angle).
As well as an optical zoom that changes the image magnification using the lens, this
camera also features a digital zoom that uses electronic control to enlarge the image.
Though this gives reduced image quality, the digital zoom in combination with the optical
zoom provides magnifications up to 9.6
✕
in the "
C
" mode or "
N
" mode, and enlarges
images up to 6
✕
in "
M
" mode.
To use the digital zoom, press the
T
side of the zoom button to zoom in fully on the
subject, then briefly release the zoom button and press it again.
Using the Zoom Button –
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom
1
Press the
T
side of the zoom button
until the image is fully zoomed.
When you press the zoom button, the zoom bar
appears at the bottom of the screen.
The indicator in the zoom bar moves right as you
zoom in and left as you zoom out.
The zoom bar remains on the screen for roughly 2
seconds after you stop pressing the zoom button.
• The digital zoom bar disappears when you turn the digital
zoom off (
p.4-25).
2
Briefly release the zoom button and
then press the
T
side of the zoom
button again.
The image is enlarged sequentially by
✕
1.3,
✕
1.6,
✕
2.0,
✕
2.5 and
✕
3.2. (up to 2
✕
for movies)
Indicator
Optical zoom
Digital zoom
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