Pentax 17231 Operation Manual - Page 96

Zoom/w/x button 3 button Four-way controller 4 button Taking Pictures Using the Zoom You can use the zoom to change the captured area. 4 1 Press the Zoom/w/x button in A 38 mode. Zoom lever (w) : Diminishes the subject (Wide). Zoom lever (x) : Enlarges the subject. If you continue to press the button, the 28.5 x camera automatically switches from optical zoom to intelligent zoom. Once the button is released and pressed Zoom ratio Zoom bar again, the camera switches to Digital Zoom. If the Digital Zoom is set to off on the menu, the Optical Zoom and the Intelligent Zoom ranges are available for use. The zoom ratio of the intelligent zoom changes depending on the number of recorded pixels. The zoom bar is displayed as follow. Zoom in with high image quality. Zoom in with some degree of image deterioration. Optical zoom range*1 Intelligent Digital Zoom Zoom range*2 range *1 You can zoom in to a maximum of 5× optically. *2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded pixels. See the following table. 94