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The Basics of Shooting and Playback
C When Using a Tripod
• We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations.
- When shooting in dim lighting
- When the flash is lowered or when using a shooting mode in which the flash does not fire
- When using the telephoto setting
• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set Photo VR to Off in the setup
menu (A72) to prevent potential errors caused by this function.
Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens
position changes.
• To zoom in closer to the subject: Move toward
g (telephoto)
• To zoom out and view a larger area: Move
toward f (wide-angle)
When you turn the camera on, the zoom
moves to the maximum wide-angle position.
• The side zoom control (A 1) can also be
moved toward g or f to operate the zoom.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the
monitor when the zoom control is moved.
•
Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify
the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum
optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and holding the zoom control or the side zoom
control toward
g
when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.
C Notes About Digital Zoom
The zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellow when the
zoom magnification is increased further.
• Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom.
• Zoom indicator is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced.
• The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.
Zoom out Zoom in
f
Zoom out
g
Zoom in
Optical zoom Digital zoom