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Using Zoom
VQT5E74
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If you are not holding the camera, for example when using self-timer recording (→105)
or remote recording (→196), the camera could tilt when the lens barrel extends during
zooming, so make sure to secure the camera in place with a tripod or by other means.
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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.
Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the picture size is changed.
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Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [ ] have been selected by [Picture
Size] on the [Rec] menu. (→140)
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Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Macro Zoom]
• [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode
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Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [ ] have been selected by
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu (→140). EZ is short for “Extended optical zoom”.
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Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Macro Zoom]
• When recording motion pictures
• When the [Burst] setting is set to [ ] or [ ]
• Scene Modes ([HDR], [High Sens.], [High Speed Video], [3D Photo Mode])
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Impressive Art], [Toy Effect])
• When the [Quality] setting is set to [ ], [ ] or [ ]