Application (Record)
Using Zoom
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The zoom lens of this unit allows you to change the focal length from wide-angle, which
allows you to record a majestic landscape, to telephoto zoom, which allows you to
enlarge a small distant subject. You can also increase the zoom ratio further by changing
the setting.
Use the zoom lever to adjust the range of the picture to be
taken
Capture a
wider area
(wide-angle)
Enlarge
the subject
(telephoto)
• The zoom speed can be set to one of 2 levels
using the angle at which the zoom lever is moved.
The illustration is an example of when using Extended optical zoom, [i.ZOOM], and
[Digital Zoom].
When Extended optical
zoom is set
Optical Zoom range
Zoom bar
Digital Zoom range
i.Zoom range
Zoom ratio
Focus range
• When [Zoom Resume] in the [Lens Resume] menu is set to [ON], the zoom ratio
saved in the memory the last time the camera was turned off is automatically restored
when the camera is turned on. (→67)
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Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming.
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Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
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The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates.
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The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated -
this is not a malfunction.
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Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [3D Photo Mode] ([Scene Mode])
• [Macro Zoom] (Only the Digital Zoom will function up to 3x.)