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Using the Zoom Function
Your camera has a combination of optical and digital zoom functions that allows you
to zoom in on far away subjects or zoom out for a wide angle shot.
The optical zoom is achieved by mechanically adjusting the lens of the camera. The
digital zoom enlarges or shrinks the image using a software process.
1
Select the zoom setting, and point the
camera at the subject.
2
Press the zoom button ( ) to compose the
image.
[W]: zoom out for a wide-angle shot.
[T] : zoom in for a telephoto shot.
When the zoom button is pressed, the
zoom bar appears on the LCD monitor.
When the optical zoom ( ) factor is at
maximum, zooming stops temporarily.
Press the [T] again, the camera switches
to the digital zoom ( ) automatically
and zooming continues.
The digital zoom ( ) will not activate in
movie recording.
3
Press shutter button to take a picture.
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Digital zoom works by enlarging the center portion of an image through a
software interpolation process.
The digital zoom is used to achieve magnification levels up to approx. 4 times.
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