Zooming in on a distant subject
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Top menu
[MODE MENU]
[CAMERA]
[DIGITAL ZOOM]
[ON] / [OFF]
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Pull the zoom lever toward T.
• The white area of the zoom indicator
indicates the optical zoom. If the
[DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON], a red
area is displayed on the zoom indicator.
When you reach the limit of the optical
zoom, the digital zoom is enabled.
• The [DIGITAL ZOOM] does not function
when the monitor is turned off.
Note
• You can use the optical zoom while recording movies in
n
mode by setting [
R
]
to [OFF].
“Recording sound with movies” (P. 97)
• In
n
mode, the maximum magnification possible for digital zoom is 3×.
Using the digital zoom
Mode dial
F2.8
F2.8
1/1000
1/1000
0.0
0.0
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3072 2304
HQ
HQ
P
30
30
30
The cursor moves up and
down the zoom indicator
according to the zoom
magnification. The cursor
turns orange when inside the
digital zoom area.