Basic
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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
[REC] Mode:
4
1
MS
5
6
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 16.9×), set
the picture size to 10M or less.
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in
[REC] menu.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
W
T
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele (T).
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
W
T
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide (W).
Types of zooms
Feature
Optical Zoom
Extended Optical
Zoom (EZ)
Digital Zoom
Maximum
magnification
8×
16.9×
32× (including Optical Zoom
8×)
67.5× (including Extended
Optical Zoom 16.9×)
Picture
quality
No deterioration
No deterioration
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
Conditions
None
[PICTURE SIZE]
with
P
(P83)
is
selected.
[DIGITAL ZOOM]
(P91)
on the
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen
display
A
[
P
] is displayed.
B
The Digital Zoom range is
displayed.
•
When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in
conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 1.64 ft –
7
)
¼
The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] setting.