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Step 3 Frame a Picture
The Basics of Shooting and Playback
Using the Zoom
Press the zoom buttons to activate the optical zoom.
• The subject fills a larger area of the frame: Press g
(zoom in).
• The area visible increases in the frame: Press f
(zoom out).
• When the power is turned on, the zoom is at the
maximum wide-angle position.
• A zoom position is displayed at the top of the
monitor when the zoom button is pressed.
Digital Zoom
If the zoom button g is pressed continuously when optical zoom is set at the
maximum telephoto zoom position (maximum optical zoom), digital zoom will be
activated.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
• The focus will be at the center of the frame and the focus area will not be
displayed when the digital zoom is in effect.
C Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike the optical zoom, the digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to
magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of image quality depending on the image mode
(A61) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. When the zoom is increased beyond the V
position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator also turns yellow.
V moves right as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the zoom position that
can be used to capture still images without image degradation before shooting at the current image
mode setting.
• Using Digital zoom in the setup menu (A94), it is possible to set the digital zoom so that it does
not operate.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
When the image size is small