Sony DSC-S500 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 maximum zoom scale using Smart zoom
If you press the zoom button, the zoom scale is displayed.
The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom.
When using the smart zoom, the image on the screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no
effect on the recorded image.
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
()
Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is
not available when the image size is set to [6M] or [3:2].
The maximum zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the
following table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
()
Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 6×, but the
image quality deteriorates.
Off
Does not use the digital zoom.
Size Maximum zoom scale
3M Approx. 4.1×
2M Approx. 5.1×
VGA (E-Mail) Approx. 13×
The W side of this line is the optical zoom area,
and the T side is the digital zoom area
Zoom scaling indicator