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SHOOTING A SNAPSHOT
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Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point
If yo
u
hold do
w
n the [
] side of the zoom
bu
tton in step 2 of
the a
b
o
v
e proced
u
re, the zoom operation
w
ill stop
w
hen the
optical zoom factor reaches its maxim
u
m. Momentarily releasing
the zoom
bu
tton and then holding do
w
n its [
] side
w
ill s
w
itch
to digital zoom,
w
hich yo
u
can
u
se to set an e
v
en higher zoom
factor.
•
W
hen the zoom pointer mo
v
es past the maxim
u
m limit of
optical zoom. Also, the zoom
b
ar indicates the approximate
zoom factor.
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Zoom Values for Each Image Size
Digital Zoom Indicator
Zoom Bar
Focus Range
(Displayed when shooting
with Auto Focus, macro, or
manual focus.)
8
M
1X
3X
12X
3:2
1X
3X
12X
16:9
1X
3X
12X
6M
1X
3.5X
13.7X
4M
1X
4.2X
16.7X
2M
1X
6.1X
24.0X
VGA
1X
15.1X
45.2X
1X
12X to 45.2X
*
Zoom Pointer
(Indicates current
zoom.)
Image Deterioration Point
Image starts to deteriorate from here.
*
Point factor depends on image size.
Undeteriorated Image Quality
Range
Deteriorated Image Quality
Range
3X to 15.1X
*
Optical/Digital Switch Point
Undeteriorated Image
Quality Range
Deteriorated Image
Quality Range