Zooming in on Far Away Subjects
The digital zoom can zoom up to 16x and capture subjects too far away for
the optical zoom (p. 22). The images may appear rough, however,
depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 70) and the zoom factor used.
Image Deterioration Zones with Digital Zoom
Recording Pixels
No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)
Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)
Zoom factor at which zooming stops for a moment (safety zoom)
Turning Off the Digital Zoom
To turn off the digital zoom, press the · button, select the 4 tab, and then
select the [Digital Zoom] menu item and [Off] option.
The focal length when using digital zoom is 35 – 560 mm (35mm film
equivalent).
Move the zoom lever toward i.
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Hold the zoom lever until zooming stops.
Release the zoom lever and then
move it toward i again.
The camera will zoom in further on the
subject.
Optical Zoom
Digital Zoom
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