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4. Press [
] / [
] to select an option and press
to apply the setting. Press
to
close the menu, and then press the shutter button to take pictures.
3.3.7 Using the zoom function
Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you to
zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot.
The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The digital
zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.
1. Make the zoom setting, and point the camera at the subject.
2. Press the zoom button (
/
) to compose the image.
: zoom out for a wide-angle shot.
: zoom in for a telephoto shot.
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When the zoom button is pressed, the zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor.
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When the optical zoom factor is at maximum, zooming stops temporarily. Press
again, the camera switches to the digital zoom automatically and zooming continues.
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You can use optical zoom in movie capturing.
3. Press the shutter button to take a picture.
4. To turn digital zoom on or off:
•
Press
, and then press [
] / [
] to select the capture menu.
•
Press [
] / [
] to select Digital Zoom and then press [
] or
to launch the
submenu.
•
Press [
] / [
] to select On or Off and press
to apply the setting. Press
to close the menu.
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Drive mode
Description
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Off
Captures a single image.
2 sec.
The shutter release will be delayed for 2 seconds.
10 sec.
The shutter release will be delayed for 10 seconds.
Double
Performs delay and capture twice:
1.
Performs a 10-second delay, then captures an image.
2.
Performs another 2-second delay, then captures an image
again.
Burst
Keep pressing the shutter button fully for continuous shooting.
Release the shutter button to stop shooting.
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