Sony DSC-P7 Operating Instructions (primary manual) - Page 24

Using the zoom feature Shooting close-ups (Macro) W (wide-angle) T (telephoto) 60min 2272 FINE W T 4 60min 2272 FINE W T 4 , Press the zoom button to choose the desired zoom position, and shoot your image. The minimum distance needed to focus on a subject When the zoom is set all the way to the W side: approximately 50 cm (19 11/16 inches) from the end of the lens When the zoom is set all the way to the T side: approximately 60 cm (23 5/8 inches) from the end of the lens • The lens portion moves when the zoom feature is being used. Be very careful not to touch the lens portion. • The zoom feature cannot be used while 24 shooting movies (page 80). Digital zoom When the zoom exceeds 3×, enlargement is carried out using digital processing of the image. The image can then be enlarged up to 6× using the digital zoom feature. When the digital zoom feature is used, image quality deteriorates. When this feature is not needed, set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [OFF] in the SET UP settings (page 93). The T side of this line shows the extent of digital zoom W T • When you are using digital zoom, you cannot confirm the image using the finder. • When you are using the digital zoom feature, the auto focus frame is not displayed. For close-ups of small subjects like flowers or insects, shoot using the Macro feature. You can use this feature for close-ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom is set all the way to the W side: approximately 10 cm (3 15/16 inches) from the end of the lens When the zoom is set all the way to the T side: approximately 60 cm (23 5/8 inches) from the end of the lens