Pentax 15936, Operating Manual

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3
Ta
king
Pict
ures
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
The Digital Zoom is set to O (On) in the default setting. To take pictures
using only the optical zoom and Intelligent Zoom, set the Digital Zoom to
P (Off).
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [
A
Rec. Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (
23
) to select [Digital
Zoom].
Recorded
Pixels
Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom
g
Not Available (5× optical zoom only)
Equivalent to approx.
33.5×
l
/
i
Not Available (5× optical zoom only)
6
Approx. 7.0×
h
Approx. 11.2×
m
Approx. 33.5×
(Same as Digital Zoom)
• It is recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when
taking pictures at high zoom.
• Pictures taken in the Digital Zoom range appear grainier than pictures
taken in the optical zoom range.
• Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions:
- When the number of recorded pixels is set to
g
/
l
/
i
(5×
optical zoom is available)
- In c (Digital SR) mode
- When the sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400
• The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
display. This does not affect the quality of the recorded image.
• Only Digital Zoom is available while recording a movie.
• The focus range is not displayed when the focus mode is set to
3
/
s
or the shooting mode is set to
S
(Fireworks), or while recording a
movie.
To Set the Digital Zoom