Caution
If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.
Introduction
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 100x enlargement.
Using the Digital Zoom
1. Press the [MENU] button, choose the [ ] tab, and then set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].
2. Move the zoom lever toward [ ].
3. Move the zoom lever toward [ ] again.
Caution
--White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
--Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
--Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Because the blue range will not be available at some resolution settings, you can zoom to the largest possible zoom factor.
Caution
25 – 2500 mm
(Focal length of optical zoom only is 25 - 625 mm)
Using ZoomPlus
Depending on how you have set the number of recording pixels and the magnification of the [Digital zoom], the [Zoom bar] may be displayed in yellow [ ] (ZoomPlus).
Using the Digital Tele-Converter
With the [Digital Tele-Converter] setting, the focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.0x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom factor.
1. Press the [MENU] button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [ ] tab, and then set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.6x] or [2.0x].
Digital Zoom settings are not available in the following shooting modes. ... not available
Function | Shooting Mode | ||||||||||||||||||
Digital Zoom | |||||||||||||||||||
On | |||||||||||||||||||
Off | |||||||||||||||||||
1.6x / 2.0x |
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