Digital Zoom - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P71 Service Manual

DSC-P71/P71M
Using the zoom feature
W (wide-angle) T (telephoto)
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W T
, Press the Zoom button to
choose the desired image size,
and shoot your image.
The minimum distance needed
to focus on a subject
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50 cm (19 / inches) for both W (wide
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angle) and T (telephoto)
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10 cm (3 / inches)
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• The lens moves when the zoom feature is being
used (DSC-P71 only). Be very careful not to
touch the lens.
• The zoom feature cannot be used when
shooting movies (page 83).
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, Turn the Mode dial to
press B ( ) on the control
button.
(Macro) will appear on the LCD screen.
• If the menu is currently displayed, press the
MENU button first and the menu will
disappear.
• You can perform this operation even when the
Mode dial is set to SCN (other than Landscape
mode) (page 34), or .

Digital zoom

DSC-P71
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W T
When the zoom exceeds 3x,
enlargement is carried out using digital
processing of the image. The image can
then be enlarged up to 6x using the
digital zoom feature. Because picture
quality deteriorates when digital zoom
is used, set "DIGITAL ZOOM" in SET
UP to "OFF" when this feature is not
needed (page 97).
The T side of this line shows
the extent of digital zoom
W
DSC-P31
The DSC-P31 does not have an optical
zoom. It has only a 3x digital zoom.
There is no Digital zoom item in SET
UP.
• When you are using digital zoom, you
cannot confirm the image using the finder.
• When you are using the digital zoom
feature, the Auto focus frame is not
displayed.
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, and , Center the subject in the frame,
and shoot the image.
To return to normal shooting
Press B ( ) on the control button one more
time. disappears from the LCD screen.
• Use the LCD screen to shoot when using the
Macro feature. If you use the finder, the limits
of what you see and what you actually shoot
may be different.
Shooting close-ups (Macro)
(DSC-P71 only)
For close-ups of small subjects like flowers
or insects, shoot using the Macro feature.
You can use this feature for close-ups of
subjects up to the distances specified below.
When the zoom is set all the way to
T
the W side: distances up to 10 cm (3
inches) from the end of the lens
When the zoom is set all the way to
the T side: distances up to 50 cm (19
inches) from the end of the lens
Using the self-timer
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, Turn the Mode dial to
press V ( ) on the control
button.
(Self-timer) will appear on the LCD
screen.
• If the menu is currently displayed, press the
MENU button first and the menu will
disappear.
• You can also carry out this operation when the
mode dial is set to SCN, or
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16
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