Digital Zoom; Af Mode - Sony Cyber-shot 3-294-896-12(1) Handbook

Settings

AF Mode

Selects the auto focus operation mode.
Single
Monitor
• AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated.
• When using semi manual, [Single] is automatically selected.

Digital Zoom

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 5×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 5×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Smart
(Smart zoom)
( )
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
( )
Off
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For details on the operation 1 page 74
Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for
shooting stationary subjects.
Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time
needed for focusing.
• Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.
Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image
will not be distorted, according to the image size.
This is not available when:
– The image size is set to [10M], [3:2 (8M)] or [16:9 (7M)]
(DSC-W170 only).
– The image size is set to [8M], [3:2 (7M)] or [16:9 (6M)] (DSC-
W150 only).
• The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of
approximately 10×, including the optical zoom 5×. However,
note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical
zoom scale is exceeded.
Does not use the digital zoom.