Sony DSC-H10 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook page 71

Settings
AF Mode
Selects the auto focus operation mode.
Single
Monitor
• You cannot use the AF illuminator when:
– [Face Detection] is set to [On].
– (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
Digital Zoom
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 10×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 10×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Smart
(Smart zoom)
( )
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
( )
Off
Image size and total zoom scale using Smart zoom (including the optical zoom 10×)
Size
5M
3M
VGA
16:9
• You cannot use the Digital zoom when:
– [Face Detection] is set to [On].
– (Advanced Sports Shooting mode) is selected in the Scene Selection mode.
For details on the operation 1 page 61
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 [8M] or [3:2].
• The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of
approximately 20×, including the optical zoom 10×.
However, note that the picture quality deteriorates when the
optical zoom scale is exceeded.
Does not use the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale
Approx. 12×
Approx. 15×
Approx. 51×
Approx. 17×
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