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Step 2 Frame a Picture
Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (5×), holding down
g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to an additional 4×, for a
total magnification of 20×.
When digital zoom is in effect, the focus area will not be displayed and the camera
will focus on the subject in the center focus area.
If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the
monitor to the current image size (A 77), increasing magnification without
affecting quality.
If the crop would be smaller than the current image size, additional pixels are
added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy”
image.
V is displayed, below the zoom indicator, at the maximum zoom ratio possible
before interpolation is applied. When zoom is increased beyond this point, the
zoom indicator turns yellow and interpolation is applied.
C Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation
As smaller image size settings (A77) are applied, V shifts closer to the g (i) position. The degree
of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently selected for image
size, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its zooming operation when
it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used. Interpolation will begin if
you continue pressing g (i) to further increase the zoom ratio.
Digital zoom can be limited to the range at which interpolation is not in effect, or it can be turned off
(A 106).
Image size Zoom ratio Image size Zoom ratio
E, I, G
5.0× (up to the maximum optical
zoom ratio)
B 10.0× (digital zoom up to 2.0×)
A 12.0× (digital zoom up to 2.4×)
D 6.0× (digital zoom up to 1.2×) J 15.0× (digital zoom up to 3.0×)
C 7.0× (digital zoom up to 1.4×) K 20.0× (digital zoom up to 4.0×)
Optical zoom Digital zoom