Pentax Optio M50 Operating Manual page 81

Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Recorded
pixels
8M Not Available (5× optical zoom available)
5M
4M
3M
2M
1024
640
• You are recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when
taking pictures at a high magnification rate.
• Pictures taken in the digital zoom range appear grainier than pictures
taken in the optical zoom range.
• Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions.
- When Digital Zoom is set to Off.
- When the recorded pixels is set to E. (5x optical zoom
available)
- In C (Movie) mode
- In 4 (Digital SR) mode
- When the sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400.
• The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
display. This does not affect the quality of recorded image.
• In C mode, only Digital Zoom is available.
Intelligent Zoom
Approx. 6.3×
Approx. 7.1×
Approx. 8.0×
Approx. 10.2×
Approx. 15.9×
Approx. 25.5× (Same as 25.5× Digital
Zoom)
Digital Zoom
Equivalent to approx.
25.5×
4
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