Pentax A40 Operation Manual - Page 91

Taking Pictures Recorded pixels and zoom ratio Recorded pixels Optical Zoom Range 12M 1× to 3× 10M 1× to 3× 7M 1× to 3× 5M 1× to 3× 3M 1× to 3× 1024 1× to 3× 640 1× to 3× Intelligent Zoom 3.3× 3.3× to 3.9× 3.3× to 4.6× 3.3× to 5.7× 3.3× to 11.4× 3.3× to 17.9× Digital Zoom Range 3.3× to 17.9× 3.9× to 17.9× 4.6× to 17.9× 5.7× to 17.9× 11.4× to 17.9× 13.9× to 17.9× • Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions. - When Digital Zoom is set to Off. - When the recorded pixels is 12M. (3× optical zoom available) - In Digital SR Mode or Movie mode • The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on 4 the LCD monitor. This does not affect the quality of image. • Only the Digital Zoom is available in Movie mode. Set Movie SR to Off in [A Rec.Mode] menu to use the Digital Zoom in Movie mode. (1 p.109) Setting the Digital Zoom The [Digital Zoom] is set to [O(On)] by default. To take pictures using only the optical zoom, set the [Digital Zoom] to [P(Off)]. 1 Press the MENU button in Capture mode. The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears. 2 Use the four-way controller (23) Rec. Mode to select [Digital Zoom]. EV Compensation ±0.0 3 Use the four-way controller (45) Movie Shake Reduction to select [O (On)/P (Off)]. Digital Zoom Instant Review 0.5sec 4 Press the shutter release button halfway. Face Priority MENU Exit The camera is ready for taking pictures. Saving the Digital Zoom Function Setting 1p.122 89