Pentax Optio Operation Manual - Page 79

Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio Recorded pixels 8M 5M 4M 3M 2M 1024 640 Intelligent Zoom Not Available (7× optical zoom available) Approx. 8.1× Approx. 8.8× Approx. 9.9× Approx. 11.2× Approx. 22.3× Approx. 35.7× (Same as 35.7× Digital Zoom) Digital Zoom Equivalent to approx. 35.7× • You are recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when taking pictures at a high magnification rate. • Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures 4 taken in the optical zoom range. • If you use the optical zoom when shooting with C, the sound of the lens moving may be audible in the recorded sound, depending on the shooting environment. • Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions. - When Digital Zoom is set to Off. - When the recorded pixels is 8M. (7x optical zoom available) - In C mode • The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the LCD monitor. This does not affect the quality of image. • Only the Digital Zoom is available in C mode. Set Movie SR to Off in [A Rec.Mode] menu to use the Digital Zoom in Movie mode. (p.113) Taking Pictures 77