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Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 13x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 20) to enlarge. The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 64) and the zoom factor used. Press the zoom button toward i. ● Hold the button until zooming stops. X When you release the button, the largest possible zoom factor without image deterioration, and will appear. Press the zoom button toward i again. X The digital zoom will further zoom in on the subject. Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate Recording Pixels Optical Zoom Digital Zoom 3.3x 3.3x 4.6x 7.5x 13x : No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white) : Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue) : Maximum zoom factor without deterioration (Safety Zoom) Turning off the digital zoom To turn off the digital zoom, press the n button, select the 4 tab, and select [Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option. 54

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You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 13x and capture
subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 20) to enlarge. The
images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel
setting (p. 64) and the zoom factor used.
Press the zoom button toward
i
.
●
Hold the button until zooming stops.
When you release the button, the largest
possible zoom factor without image
deterioration, and
will appear.
Press the zoom button toward
i
again.
The digital zoom will further zoom in on
the subject.
Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate
To turn off the digital zoom, press the
n
button, select the
4
tab, and select
[Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option.
Zooming in More Closely on Subjects
(Digital Zoom)
Turning off the digital zoom
Recording Pixels
Optical Zoom
Digital Zoom
: No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)
: Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)
3.3x
3.3x
4.6x
7.5x
13x
: Maximum zoom factor without deterioration (Safety Zoom)