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Taking Pictures
Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Recorded
pixels
Intelligent Zoom Digital Zoom
8M Not Available (7× optical zoom available)
Equivalent to approx.
35.7×
5M Approx. 8.1×
4M Approx. 8.8×
3M Approx. 9.9×
2M Approx. 11.2×
1024 Approx. 22.3×
640
Approx. 35.7× (Same as 35.7× Digital
Zoom)
• You are 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.
• If you use the optical zoom when shooting with C, the sound of the
lens moving may be audible in the recorded sound, depending on the
shooting environment.
• Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions.
- When Digital Zoom is set to Off.
- When the recorded pixels is 8M. (7x optical zoom available)
-In C mode
• The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
LCD monitor. This does not affect the quality of image.
• Only the Digital Zoom is available in
C mode. Set Movie SR to Off in
[A Rec.Mode] menu to use the Digital Zoom in Movie mode. (p.113)