Camera; Digital Zoom - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S730 Handbook

Camera

The default settings are marked with

Digital Zoom

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, 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 optical zoom 3×)
Size
5M
3M
VGA
16:9
• When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.
• The total zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom.
• The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The
flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.
• When using the smart zoom, the image on the screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no
effect on the recorded image.
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Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is
not available when the image size is set to [7M] or [3:2].
• The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Enlarges all image sizes up to 6× total, but image quality
deteriorates when zoom exceeds optical 3×.
Does not use the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale
Approx. 3.6×
Approx. 4.5×
Approx. 14×
Approx. 4.8×
The W side of this line is the optical zoom area,
and the T side is the digital zoom area
Zoom scaling indicator
or indicator
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