Pentax Optio P70 Operating Manual page 79

Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Recorded
pixels
D/E
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• It is 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 the recorded pixels is set to D/E (4× optical zoom
available)
- in c (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 (Movie) mode, only Digital Zoom is available while recording.
To Set the Digital Zoom
The digital zoom is set to O (On) in the default settings. To take pictures
using only the optical zoom and Intelligent Zoom, set the digital zoom to
P (Off).
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital
Zoom].
Intelligent Zoom
Not Available (4× optical zoom only)
Approx. 5.2×
Approx. 6.2×
Approx. 7.8×
Approx. 8.3×
Approx. 15.6×
Approx. 25.0×
(Same as Digital Zoom)
Digital Zoom
Equivalent to approx.
25.0×
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