The Zoom Features Available With This Product - Sony ILCE-6500 Manual

[106] Shooting Using the zoom

The zoom features available with this product

The zoom feature of the product provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various
zoom features. The icon displayed on the screen changes, according to the selected zoom
feature.
When a power zoom lens is mounted:
When a lens other than a power zoom lens is mounted:
1.
Optical zoom range
Zoom images in the zoom range of a lens.
When a power zoom lens is mounted, the zoom bar of the optical zoom range is displayed.
When a lens other than a power zoom lens is mounted, the zoom slider is fixed at the left
end of the zoom bar while the zoom position is in the optical zoom range (displayed as
x1.0).
2.
Smart Zoom range (
Zoom images without causing the original quality to deteriorate by partially cropping an
image (only when the image size is [M] or [S]).
3.
Clear Image Zoom range (
Zoom images using an image process with less deterioration. When you set [Zoom Setting]
to [On:ClearImage Zoom] or [On:Digital Zoom], you can use this zoom function.
4. Digital Zoom range (
You can magnify images using an image process. When you set [Zoom Setting] to
[On:Digital Zoom], you can use this zoom function.
Note
The default setting for the [Zoom Setting] is [Optical zoom only].
The default setting for the [
to [M] or [S].
Zoom functions other than the optical zoom are not available when shooting in the following
situations:
The shooting mode is set to [Sweep Panorama].
[ Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG].
[ Record Setting] is set to [120p]/[100p].
During slow-motion/quick-motion shooting
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Image Size] is [L]. To use the smart zoom, change [ Image Size]