Digital Zoom - Sony DSC-HX1 Cyber-shot&reg Handbook

Digital Zoom

Selects the Digital Zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 20×).
When the zoom scale is exceeded, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
1 Set the camera to shooting mode
2 MENU t (Settings) t
desired mode t z on the control button
Smart ( )
Precision ( )
Off
Notes
• Digital zoom is not available in the following cases:
– (Advanced Sports Shooting) is selected in the Scene Selection mode
– Shooting movies
– The Smile Shutter is working
– Shooting with (Sweep Panorama)
• The smart zoom is not available when the image size is set to [9M], [3:2(8M)] or [16:9(6M)].
• The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale when using smart zoom
(including optical zoom 20×)
The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size.
Size
5M
3M
VGA
16:9(2M)
(Shooting Settings) t [Digital Zoom] t
Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will
not be distorted, according to the image size (Smart zoom).
Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately
40 , including the optical zoom 20
×
quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded
(Precision digital zoom).
Does not use the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale
Approx. 26×
Approx. 33×
Approx. 108×
Approx. 36×
. However, note that the picture
×
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