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Shooting – The Basics
Digital Zoom
Images can be zoomed with the combined
optical and digital zoom functions as follows.
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2.8x, 3.5x, 4.4x, 5.4x, and 7.0x
1
Press the DISP. button to turn the
LCD monitor on.
2
In the [
(Rec.)]
menu, select
(Digital Zoom).
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See
Selecting Menus
and Settings
(p. 62).
3
Select [On] using
or
and
press the MENU button.
Shooting Mode
4
Press the zoom button’s
.
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The lens will zoom to the maximum optical
telephoto setting and stop. Press
again to
further zoom the image digitally.
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Press the zoom button’s
to zoom back out.
5
Shoot the image.
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Shooting procedures are the same as for the
Auto Mode
(p. 31).
The digital zoom cannot be used when the
LCD monitor is off.
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Images become coarser the more they
are digitally zoomed.
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Since camera shake may become a
factor when using the digital zoom, the
use of a tripod is recommended.
The combined
magnifications of the
optical zoom and digital
zoom are displayed.