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Commonly Used Shooting Functions

Shooting with the Optical Zoom

The zoom can be adjusted from 38 mm – 114 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms.

1 Press the zoom lever toward or .

• Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject.

• Telephoto: Zooms in on the

subject.

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-

Converter

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You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting. The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows:

	Selection	Focal Length		Shooting Characteristics
	Standard	38	– 456 mm	Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to
				12x with digital and optical zoom combined.
	Off	38	– 114 mm	Enables shooting without digital zoom.
	1.6x	60.8	– 182.4 mm	Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom
				factor, and the focal length shifts to
				maximum telephoto. This enables a faster
				shutter speed and less chance of camera
	2.0x	76	– 228 mm	shake than a shot taken at the same angle
				of view with [Standard] or [Off].

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Safety Zoom Zone

This camera is equipped with a Safety Zoom feature that shifts from optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing until image quality is lost at any given recording pixel setting. The icon will display at the maximum zoom setting before image quality is lost and you can advance the zoom further by pressing the zoom lever toward the icon again. The Safety Zoom zone changes according to the selected recording pixel setting as shown below.

Safety Zoom Factor

	Recording	Optical Zoom	Digital Zoom
	Pixels

Zone without deterioration Zone with deterioration

zThe digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.

zThe digital zoom cannot be used in (Date Stamp) or (Widescreen) modes.

Shooting with the Digital Zoom

1 Select [Digital Zoom].

1. Press the button.

2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Digital Zoom].

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2 Accept the setting.

1. Use the or button to select [Standard].

2. Press the button.

3 Press the zoom lever toward and shoot.

•The combined digital and optical zoom setting will display in the LCD monitor.

•The image may appear coarse depending upon the selected recording pixels (the zoom factor appears in blue).

•Press the zoom lever toward to zoom out.

Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter

The digital tele-converter feature uses digital zoom to achieve the effects of a tele-converter (a lens used in telephoto shooting).

1 Select [Digital Zoom].

1. Press the button.

2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Digital Zoom].

2 Accept the setting.

1. Use the or button to select [1.6x] or [2.0x].

2. Press the button.

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3 Adjust the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot.

• and the zoom factor will appear on the LCD monitor.

•The image may appear coarse depending upon the selected

recording pixels (the icon and the zoom factor appear in blue).

Magnified Close-Up Shooting

(Digital Macro)

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You can shoot a subject 3 – 10 cm (1.2 – 3.9 in.) from the end of the lens at the maximum wide angle setting. With the digital zoom, the image area is 8.8 x 6.5 mm (0.35 x 0.26 in.) at maximum zoom (approximately 4.0x).

1 Select Digital Macro.

1.Set the mode switch to .

2.Press the button.

3.Use the or button to select .

4. Press the button.

2 Choose the angle of view with the zoom lever and shoot.

• The zoom factor appears on the LCD monitor.

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