70
Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control or side zoom control, the zoom lens position changes.
•
To zoom in: Move toward
g
•
To zoom out: Move toward
f
When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position.
•
A zoom indicator and focal length (in 35mm [135]
format) are displayed on the shooting screen when
the zoom control or side zoom control is moved.
•
Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify
the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum
optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and
holding the zoom control or side zoom control toward
g
when the camera is
zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.
•
Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction adjusts the zoom quickly
(except while recording movies).
•
The function of the side zoom control can be set in the
Assign side zoom control
(
170) in the setup menu.
•
When using the ML-L7 Remote Control (available separately), the camera zooms in
when the + button on the remote control is pressed and zooms out when the –
button is pressed.
C
Digital Zoom
The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to
yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further.
•
Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom.
•
Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably reduced.
•
The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.
•
The zoom indicator does not change to blue in the following situations.
- When
Exposure bracketing
is set
- When recording movies
•
The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuous shooting
settings or other settings.
Using the Zoom
Zoom out
Zoom in
Zoom out
Zoom in
Zoom control
Side zoom control
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
