Sony DSC-H9B Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 79

AF Mode, Digital Zoom

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Settings For details on the operation 1 page 70 AF Mode Selects the auto focus operation mode. Single Automatically adjusts the focus when the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down. This mode is useful for shooting stationary subjects. Monitor Automatically adjusts the focus before the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down. This mode shortens the time needed for focusing. • Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode. • The AF mode is disabled when [Face Detection] is set to [On] or is selected in the Scene Selection. (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 15×). When the zoom scale exceeds 15×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom. Smart (Smart zoom) () Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not available when the image size is set to [8M] or [3:2]. • The maximum zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following table. Precision (Precision digital zoom) () Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 30×, but the image quality deteriorates. Off Does not use the digital zoom. Image size and maximum zoom scale using Smart zoom Size 5M 3M VGA 16:9 Maximum zoom scale Approx. 18× Approx. 23× Approx. 76× Approx. 25× • You cannot use the Digital Zoom when [Face Detection] is set to [On] or mode) is selected in the Scene Selection. (Advanced Sports Shooting Customizing the settings 79

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Customizing the settings
Settings
For details on the operation
1
page 70
Selects the auto focus operation mode.
The AF mode is disabled when [Face Detection] is set to [On] or
(Advanced Sports Shooting mode)
is selected in the Scene Selection.
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 15×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 15×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Image size and maximum zoom scale using Smart zoom
You cannot use the Digital Zoom when [Face Detection] is set to [On] or
(Advanced Sports Shooting
mode) is selected in the Scene Selection.
AF Mode
Single
Automatically adjusts the focus when the shutter button is
pressed and held halfway down. This mode is useful for
shooting stationary subjects.
Monitor
Automatically adjusts the focus before the shutter button is
pressed and held halfway down. This mode shortens the time
needed for focusing.
Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
(
)
Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image
will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not
available when the image size is set to [8M] or [3:2].
The maximum zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the
following table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
(
)
Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 30×, but the
image quality deteriorates.
Off
Does not use the digital zoom.
Size
Maximum zoom scale
5M
Approx. 18×
3M
Approx. 23×
VGA
Approx. 76×
16:9
Approx. 25×