Pentax Optio WS80 Operating Manual page 85

Recorded pixels and the maximum zoom ratio
Recorded
Pixels
G/N
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h
L
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• It is recommended to use a tripod to prevent camera shake when
taking pictures at high zoom.
• Pictures taken in the Digital Zoom range appear grainier than pictures
taken in the optical zoom range.
• Intelligent Zoom is not available under the following conditions:
- When the number of recorded pixels is set to G/N (5× optical
zoom available)
- In c (Digital SR) mode
- When the sensitivity is set to 3200 or 6400
• The image enlarged using Intelligent Zoom may appear rough on the
display. This does not affect the quality of the recorded image.
• In C (Movie) and V (Underwater Movie) modes, only Digital Zoom is
available while recording.
To Set the Digital Zoom
The Digital Zoom is set to O (On) in the default settings. To take pictures
using only the optical zoom and Intelligent Zoom, set the Digital Zoom to
P (Off).
1
Press the 3 button in A mode.
The [A Rec. Mode] menu appears.
2
Use the four-way controller (23) to select [Digital
Zoom].
Intelligent Zoom
Not Available (5× optical zoom only)
Approx. 5.9×
Approx. 7.0×
Approx. 8.9×
Approx. 9.5×
Approx. 17.8×
Approx. 28.5×
(Same as Digital Zoom)
Digital Zoom
Equivalent to approx.
28.5×
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