Zooming In On A Subject (Optical Zoom/Digital Zoom); Using The Optical Zoom - Olympus CAMEDIA C-300 ZOOM Manual

Zooming in on a subject (Optical zoom/Digital zoom)

Telephoto and wide-angle shooting are possible at 2.8× (36 mm - 100 mm on
a 35 mm camera) magnification using the optical zoom. By combining the
optical zoom with the digital zoom, you can obtain a zoom magnification
equivalent to approximately 10× max.

Using the optical zoom

1
Open the lens barrier fully.
The camera turns on in the shooting
mode.
2
Press the zoom lever while looking in
the viewfinder.
Press the zoom lever toward
in.
Press the zoom lever toward
out.
3
Take the picture while looking in the viewfinder.
to zoom
to zoom
Zoom lever
2
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