Pentax 17472 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Taking Pictures
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
The digital zoom is set to O (On) in the default settings. To take pictures
using only the optical zoom and Intelligent Zoom, set the digital zoom to
P (Off).
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec.Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital
Zoom].
Recorded
pixels
Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom
z/N Not Available (3× optical zoom only)
Equivalent to approx.
17.1×
6 Approx. 3.5×
f Approx. 4.2×
h Approx. 5.3×
y Approx. 5.7×
i Approx. 6.8×
l Approx. 10.7×
m
Approx. 17.1×
(Same as 17.1×
Digital Zoom)
It is recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when
taking pictures at a high magnification rate.
Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures
taken in the optical zoom range.
i is available only when shooting panoramic images.
Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions:
- when the recorded pixels is set to z or N (3× optical zoom
available)
-in c (Digital SR) mode
- when the sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400
The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
display. This does not affect the quality of recorded image.
•In C (Movie) mode, only Digital Zoom is available.
To Set the Digital Zoom
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