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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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Using the Zoom
Tap
j
or
k
to activate optical zoom. Tap
j
to zoom in so that the subject fills a
larger area of the frame, or
k
to zoom out,
increasing the area visible in the frame.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching
and holding
j
triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the
maximum optical zoom ratio.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed
when digital zoom is in effect. The touch shutter (
A
51) and touch AF/AE (
A
53)
functions are not available.
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Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as
interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture
quality.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond
V
. When zoom is increased
beyond the
V
position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns
yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The position of
V
moves to the top as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the
zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the
current image mode setting (
A
64).
Digital zoom can be disabled from the
Digital zoom
option (
A
148) in the
setup menu (
A
139).
Zoom in
Zoom out
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
Maximum optical zoom
Digital zoom enabled
Small image size
