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Commonly Used Shooting Functions

Using the Optical Zoom

The zoom can be adjusted from 35 – 140 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. The zoom bar appears when you press the zoom lever.

1 Press the zoom lever

toward or .

• Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject.

• Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject.

Using the Digital Zoom/

Digital Tele-Converter

Available Shooting Modes p. 189

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	35 – 560 mm	Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to
			16x with digital and optical zoom combined.
	Off	35 – 140 mm	Enables shooting without digital zoom.
			Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom
	1.6x	56 – 224 mm	factor, and the focal length shifts to
			maximum telephoto.
			This enables a faster shutter speed and
	2.0x	70 – 280 mm	less chance of camera shake than a shot
			taken at the same angle of view with
			[Standard] or [Off].

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About the Safety Zoom

Depending on the number of recording pixels set, you can shift from optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing up to a factor where the image quality does not deteriorate (Safety Zoom). displays when reaching the maximum zoom factor without image deterioration.

Pressing the zoom lever toward again allows you to zoom even further (not available in ).

Depending on the number of recording pixels set, the Safety Zoom zone varies as follows.

Safety Zoom Factor

Recording pixels Optical zoom

Digital zoom

: 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].

2 Make settings.

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.

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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 Make settings.

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

2. Press the button.

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

• and the zoom factor 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).