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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 35
Using Zoom
NOTE The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture,
the more that small movements of the camera are
magnified (this is called “camera shake”). So, especially
at full telephoto zoom (3x), you must hold the camera
steady in order to take a picture that is not blurry. If an
icon of a shaking hand ( ) appears in the Live View
screen, you should set the camera on a tripod or stable
surface; otherwise, the picture will likely be blurry.
Optical Zoom
NOTE Optical zoom is disabled while recording
video clips.
Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film camera,
where physical lens elements move inside the camera to make
the subject of your picture appear closer.
Press Zoom Out and Zoom In on the
Zoom lever to move the lens between wide
angle (1x) and telephoto (3x) positions.
Digital Zoom
NOTE Digital zoom is disabled while recording
video clips.
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses no moving lens
parts. The camera essentially crops the image to give an
appearance of the subject of the picture being an additional
1.1x to 6x larger.
1 Press Zoom In on the Zoom lever to optically zoom in to
the maximum level, then release the button.