Recording Menu Settings
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Using the extra optical zoom (EZ)
When the optical zoom (P36) is used,
subjects can usually be magnified up to
3 times. However, if you select a picture
size such as [
] (3M EZ) which activates
the extra optical zoom, the zoom ratio will
be extended as shown below.
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Extra optical zoom mechanism
• When you set the picture size to [
]
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 6M
(6 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to
the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area,
allowing a picture with a higher zoom
effect.
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Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(
±
: Available, —: Not available)
• You can further enhance the zoom
magnification with the extra optical zoom
without worrying about further picture
distortion.
• If you set a picture size that activates the
extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom
icon [
] is displayed on the LCD monitor
when you use the zoom function.
• When the extra optical zoom is used, the
zoom will stop moving for an instant near
[W] (1
k
). This is not a malfunction.
• When you set [D.ZOOM] in the [REC]
mode menu to [ON], the digital zoom can
be used and subjects can be recorded at
an even higher magnification. (P74)
• In motion picture mode [
], the extra
optical zoom does not work.
Picture size with the
extra optical zoom not
activated (example:
[
] (6M))
Picture size with the
extra optical zoom
activated (example:
[
] (3M EZ))
Aspect
ratio
Picture
size
Maximum
zoom
magnification
Extra
optical
zoom
(6M)
3
k
—
(5M)
(4.5M)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
(0.3M EZ)
4.1
k
±
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
