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Basic
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1
k
) when
the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The lens barrel extends or retracts according
to the zoom position. Take care not to
interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while
the zoom lever is rotated.
• In motion picture mode [
], the zoom
magnification is fixed to the value set at the
start of recording.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of
“Extra optical Zoom”.
• If you set a picture size that activates the
extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom
icon [
] is displayed on the screen when
you use the zoom function.
• The zoom will stop moving for an instant
near [W] (1
k
) when the extra optical zoom is
used. This is not a malfunction.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• In motion picture mode [
] and
[HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in
scene mode, the extra optical zoom does not
work.
You can zoom at high speed from Wide to
Tele by pressing [E.ZOOM].
The zoom magnification differs depending on
the picture size that is set.
∫
When the picture size is set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio
The picture size becomes smaller temporarily
and the extra optical zoom can be used.
e.g.: Setting to [
] (12M)
1
Press [E.ZOOM] once.
2
Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
3
Press [E.ZOOM] three times.
1
Optical zoom
2
Extra optical zoom
Using the Easy zoom
T
W
T
W
T
W
2
1
1
2
3
