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Using the Zoom Function
This camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves during the optical zoom photography,
allowing you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By using the optical zoom function, images
appear closer by pressing the
button, or smaller away by pressing the
button.
The zoom bar indicates the current level of magnification. When the
digital zoom is within 3x magnification, the zoom bar is within the optical
zoom range. When the digital zoom function is set to
On
, you can further
enlarge the subjects with 4x digital zoom by pressing continuously the
button. It is activated after your camera reaches its maximum optical
zoom factor (3x) and the zoom bar is within the digital zoom area. You
can enlarge the subject to a maximum magnification equivalent to 12
times. A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is enlarged,
the more pixelated the image will appear.
To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:
1. Rotate the mode dial to
,
,
,
,
, or
and turn your
camera on by pressing the power switch.
2. Adjust the magnification ratio by using the
/
button.
To exit the zoom photography, press continuously the
button.
The status of digital magnification is displayed on the LCD
monitor.
3. Compose your scene and press the shutter release button.
• To enable digital zoom feature, set the [Mode2- Digital Zoom] to [On] in the
,
,
,
, or
mode.
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Optical zoom
range
Zoom bar
Digital zoom range
