Zoom Setting; About Zoom Scale - Sony ILCE-6500 Manual

[108] Shooting Using the zoom

Zoom Setting

You can select the zoom setting of the product.
MENU →
1
Menu item details
Optical zoom only:
Limits the zoom range to the optical zoom. You can use the Smart Zoom function if you set [
Image Size] to [M] or [S].
On:ClearImage Zoom:
Select this setting to use Clear Image Zoom. Even if the zoom range exceeds the optical zoom,
the product magnifies images within the range in which image quality does not deteriorate
significantly.
On:Digital Zoom:
When the zoom range of the Clear Image Zoom is exceeded, the product magnifies images to
the largest scale. However, the image quality will deteriorate.
Note
Set [Optical zoom only] if you want to magnify images within the range in which image quality does
not deteriorate.
[109] Shooting Using the zoom

About zoom scale

The zoom scale that is used in combination with the zoom of the lens changes according to the
selected image size.
When [ Aspect Ratio] is [3:2]
Image
Optical zoom only (including smart
Size
L: 24M -
(Camera Settings2) → [Zoom Setting] → desired setting.
zoom)
Zoom Setting
On:ClearImage
Zoom
Approx. 2×
On:Digital
Zoom
Approx. 4×