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Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position
changes.
•
To zoom in: Move toward
g
•
To zoom out: Move toward
f
•
Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction
adjusts the zoom quickly (except during movie
recording).
•
The zoom can also be operated by moving the side
zoom control toward
g
or
f
.
The function of the side zoom control can be set in the
Assign side zoom control
(
167) in the setup
menu.
•
A zoom indicator is displayed on the shooting screen
when the zoom control is moved.
•
Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the
subject up to approximately 4× (when
Movie options
(
J
2160/30p
or
K
2160/25p
,
up to approximately 2×) the maximum optical zoom
ratio, can be activated by moving and holding the zoom control toward
g
when
the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.
C
Digital Zoom
The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to
yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further.
•
Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine
Zoom.
•
Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably
reduced.
•
The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.
•
The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuous shooting
settings or other settings.
Using the Zoom
Zoom out
Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
