Taking Pictures with the Zoom
Using the optical zoom /
the extra optical zoom (EZ)
You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 33 mm to
100 mm)
To record in wider angle without
deteriorating (Extra optical zoom), do not
set the picture size to the highest setting
for each aspect ratio (
To make subjects appear closer use
■
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further
■
away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
Maximum Zoom
■
When the picture size is set except at the
highest resolution, optical zoom becomes
extra optical zoom to enlarge more.
Enlargement : Max. 4.8 ×
•
Maximum zoom magnification varies
depending on the aspect ratio as follows.
Aspect ratio
Pixels
h
j
h
/
/
j
)
Maximum zoom
(Tele)
3.8 x
- 1 -
Basic
How the extra optical zoom works
■
The extra optical zoom works by extracting
the centre of the picture and expanding
it for a higher telephoto effect. So, for
example, if you choose [
million pixels), the 8M (8.1 million) CCD
area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million
pixels) area, allowing a picture with a
higher zoom effect.
•
The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×)
when the camera is turned on.
•
If you use the zoom function after
focusing on the subject, focus on the
subject again.
•
The lens barrel extends or retracts
according to the zoom position. Take
care not to interrupt the motion of the
lens barrel while the zoom lever is
rotated.
•
In motion picture mode [i], the zoom
magnification is fixed to the value set at
the start of recording.
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"EZ" is an abbreviation of "Extra optical
Zoom".
•
If you set a picture size that activates the
extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom
icon [
] is displayed on the screen when
you use the zoom function.
•
The zoom will stop moving for an instant
near [W] (1 ×) when the extra optical
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
•
The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
•
The extra optical zoom cannot be
activated in the following modes.
–
Motion picture mode [
–
[HIGH SENS.]
–
[HI-SPEED BURST]
] (3M EZ) (3
i
]