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Chapter 2: Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips 41
Using Zoom
NOTE The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture,
the more that even small movements of the camera are
magnified (this is called “camera shake”). So, especially
at full telephoto zoom (3x), you really need to 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 does not work while recording
video clips.
Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film camera,
with physical lens elements moving 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 does not work while shooting panoramic
images or 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 8x
larger.
1 Press the Zoom In on the Zoom lever to optically zoom in
to the maximum level, then release the button.