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Recording Images
During a zoom operation, a zoom bar appears on the monitor screen to show the
current zoom setting.
. Zoom Icon
The appearance of the zoom icon on the monitor screen depends on the zoom factor.
. Zoom Factor
The digital zoom factor depends on the image size (page 45).
Interpreting the Zoom Bar
Optical zoom Not displayed
HD Zoom Not displayed
Digital zoom ê
Image size
Maximum zoom factor where image
deterioration can be suppressed
Total maximum
zoom factor
14M 5.0X 20.0X
3:2 5.0X 20.0X
10M 5.9X 23.7X
6M 7.7X 30.7X
3M 10.6X 42.2X
VGA 33.8X 79.7X
Range where image deterioration is suppressed.
(optical zoom, HD Zoom)
1X
20.0X to 79.7X
Zoom pointer
(Indicates current zoom.)
Point from which image deteriorates
• Location of this point (5.0X to 33.8X) depends on
the image size.
Optical zoom limit point
• 5.0X optical zoom point
Deteriorated image range
(digital zoom)