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Zooming images without
deterioration
[Still Image Size]: other than [18M]
[Clear Image Zoom]: [Off]
[Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Shooting clear images
using [Clear Image
Zoom]
(close to the original
image quality)
[Clear Image Zoom]: [On]
[Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Zooming to the maximum
zoom range
[Clear Image Zoom]: [On]
[Digital Zoom]: [On]
[Clear Image Zoom] may not be
available for some settings.
[Details]
Zoom scale
The supported zoom scales are different depending on the settings or the image size. The table below
summarizes the zoom scales when [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are set to [On] and when
[Macro] is set to other than [Magnifying Glass Plus].
Image
size
Optical
zoom
Zoom with [Clear Image
Zoom] [On]
Zoom with maximum zoom
scale*
1
18M 5× 10× 20×
10M 5× 13× 26×
5M 5× 18× 37×
VGA 5× 76×
76×*
2
16:9(13M) 5× 10× 20×
16:9(2M) 5× 25× 51×
*
1
The maximum zoom scale is the magnification when [Clear Image Zoom] is set to [On] or [Digital Zoom] is set
to [On]. The maximum zoom scale varies depending on the settings. The maximum zoom scale for the
default setting is the same as when [Clear Image Zoom] is [On]. [Details]
*
2
When [Still Image Size] is set to [VGA], [Digital Zoom] is limited; magnification will be the same when [Digital
Zoom] is set to [Off], and when [Clear Image Zoom] is set to [On].
Notes
The default setting for [Clear Image Zoom] is [On].
The default setting for [Digital Zoom] is [Off]. Set [Digital Zoom] to [On] to enlarge images even with
deterioration. [Details]
The default setting for [Still Image Size] is set to maximum. To change the zoom scale, change [Still
Image Size]. [Details]
Zoom functions other than the optical zoom are not available when shooting in the following
situations:
In [Picture Effect]
In [Background Defocus]
When the Smile Shutter function is activated.
When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].
When [Backlight Correction HDR] mode is selected in Scene Selection.
The Face Detection function does not operate when you use other than the optical zoom.
Zoom scales are different when [Macro] is set to [Magnifying Glass Plus]. [Details]
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