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Zooming in Closely on Subjects, Digital Zoom

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Zooming in Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum equivalent of 13x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom to enlarge. The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 62) and the zoom factor used. 1 Press the zoom button toward i. ● Hold the button until zooming stops. X The zoom will stop when the largest possible zoom factor without image deterioration has been reached, and the zoom factor will appear when you release the zoom button. 2 Press it toward i again. X The digital zoom will zoom in even further on the subject. What if the zoom factor appears in blue? Images shot at zoom factors that appear in blue will be coarse. Turning off the digital zoom To turn off the digital zoom, press the n button, choose the 4 tab, and choose [Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option. The focal length when using the optical zoom is 37 - 122 mm, and the focal length when using the digital zoom is 37 - 488 mm (35mm film equivalent). 54

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Zooming in Closely on Subjects
(Digital Zoom)
You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum equivalent of 13x
and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom to enlarge.
The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel
setting (p. 62) and the zoom factor used.
1
Press the zoom button toward
i
.
●
Hold the button until zooming stops.
The zoom will stop when the largest
possible zoom factor without image
deterioration has been reached, and the
zoom factor will appear when you release
the zoom button.
2
Press it toward
i
again.
The digital zoom will zoom in even further on
the subject.
What if the zoom factor appears in blue?
Images shot at zoom factors that appear in blue will be coarse.
Turning off the digital zoom
To turn off the digital zoom, press the
n
button, choose the
4
tab,
and choose [Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option.
The focal length when using the optical zoom is 37 – 122 mm, and the
focal length when using the digital zoom is 37 – 488 mm (35mm film
equivalent).