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Using the digital zoomUsing the ZoomPlus
Using the digital tele-converter
Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)
Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist – Lock)
Techniques for using the digital zoom to increase the magnification beyond the range of the optical zoom are explained in the following sections.
Using the digital zoom
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 200x enlargement.
1. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [Shooting] tab (), and then set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].
2. Move the zoom lever toward [ ].
3. Move the zoom lever toward [ ] again.
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-- 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.
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-24 - 4800 mm (24 - 1200 mm with optical zoom alone)
Using the 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).
To shoot with the [Digital zoom] without causing the image quality to degrade, please shoot within the range of the 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, and from the [Shooting] tab () set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.6x] or [2.0x].
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Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)
If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.
1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.
2. Press and hold the [ ] button.
The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area shown before you pressed the [ ] button.
3.3. Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the [ ] button.
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Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist – Lock)
You can reduce camera shake at the telephoto end, which makes it easier to compose shots.
1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.
2. Press and hold the [ ] button.
3. While holding the [ ] button, press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, and then press it all the way down.
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