Sony DSC-S780 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Camera
The default settings are marked with .
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Image size and total zoom scale using Smart zoom (Including optical zoom 3×)
When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.
The total zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom.
The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator
flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.
When using the smart zoom, the image on the screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no
effect on the recorded image.
You cannot use the Digital zoom when [Face Detection] is set to [On].
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
()
Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is
not available when the image size is set to [8M] (DSC-S780),
[7M] (DSC-S750), or [3:2].
The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
()
Enlarges all image sizes up to 6× total, but image quality
deteriorates when zoom exceeds optical 3×.
Off
Does not use the digital zoom.
Size
Total zoom scale
DSC-S780 DSC-S750
5M Approx. 3.8× Approx. 3.6×
3M Approx. 4.8× Approx. 4.5×
VGA Approx. 15× Approx. 14×
16:9 Approx. 5.1× Approx. 4.8×
The W side of this line is the optical zoom area,
and the T side is the digital zoom area
Zoom scaling indicator