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Using the Zoom Function
This camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves during the optical
zoom photography, allowing you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By
using the optical zoom function; images appear closer by pressing the
button,
or smaller away by pressing the
button.
Moreover, you can further enlarge the subjects with 4x digital zoom by pressing
continuously the
button. It is activated after your camera reaches its maximum
optical zoom factor (3x). A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is
magnified, the grainier the image may become.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:
1. Press the button to turn on the power.
2. Adjust the magnification ratio by using
the
/
button.
To access the optical zoom function,
press the
button as far as it can go.
Press it again to activate the digital zoom.
To exit the zoom photography, press
continuously the
button.
The status of digital magnification is
displayed on the LCD monitor.
3. Compose your scene and press the
shutter button.
The digital magnification ranges from 1.0x to 4.0x.
As you record video clips, the zoom function cannot be activated.
