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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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:
G
(Easy Auto) Mode
Using the Zoom
Rotate the zoom control to
g
or
f
to activate optical
zoom.
•
To zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the
frame, rotate to
g
.
•
To zoom out so that the area visible in the frame
increases, rotate to
f
.
•
The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-angle
position when the camera is turned on.
•
A zoom indicator is displayed in the monitor during
zooming.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at
g
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.
C
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 according to the image mode (
digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond
V
when taking still pictures. 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 right as image size
decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation
is possible at the current image mode setting.
•
Digital zoom can be disabled from the
Digital zoom
option (
152) in the setup menu
142).
Zoom out
Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Maximum
optical zoom
Digital zoom
enabled
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