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Chapter 3: Taking Pictures 22 Using the Zoom Lever
Using the Zoom Lever
While you are framing the subject for a picture, you will likely find that you need to zoom in or out
on the subject. This section explains the camera’s zoom lever, which you can use for this purpose.
Figure 8: Zoom Lever
Rocking the zoom lever (see Figure 8) left and right moves the lens continuously between wide
angle and telephoto focal lengths for optical zooming.
The zoom lever also controls digital zooming. Digital zooming refers to digital cropping of the
image, giving the appearance of greater zoom. After the optical zoom is at its maximum setting, you
can digitally zoom in three steps (see below). Note, however, that you must have the image LCD on
for the digital zoom to operate. (To turn the image LCD on, press the DISPLAY button on the back of
the camera.)
If the image LCD is turned on and the camera’s zoom is at the end of the telephoto range, releasing
and pressing the zoom lever will initiate digital zooming. A digital zoom icon will appear in the
text message area of the image LCD’s top overlay bar. Digital zooming occurs in three steps:
Note: In digital zoom mode, enlargement is
accomplished without changes in the lens
configuration. Since the lens is not involved
in digital zoom, the changes appear only in
the image LCD; they are not evident through
the viewfinder.
1.2x
1.5x
2x
The camera pauses for 250 milliseconds (1/4 second) between steps. Digital zoom remains set shot-
to-shot, but turns off when you cycle the power on the camera. It also turns off any time you exit the
live view of Capture mode (for example, you press the MENU button on the camera to display the
Capture mode menus, or you turn the camera mode dial to set the camera to another mode).
To exit the digital zoom, you can also press, release, and then re-press the zoom lever in the wide
angle direction.
Figure 9: Diopter Control
Using the Diopter Control
The diopter control (see Figure 9) is the small dial on the left side of the viewfinder that you can turn
to adjust the focus of the picture subject in the viewfinder. Note that the diopter control has no effect
on the image you capture, however.
Note: The diopter control does not affect the
captured image itself.