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Step 3 Frame a Picture
The Basics of Shooting and Playback
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
• To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate the zoom
control to g (telephoto).
• To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate the zoom
control to f (wide-angle).
When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to
the maximum wide-angle position.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the
monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
• When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses on the subject in the
center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
C Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify
images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A63) and
digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images.
When zoom is increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator
turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied.
T
he position of V moves to the right as image size decreases, allowing you to confirm the zoom
position at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting.
• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup menu (A88).
Small image size