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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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