Operation Manual

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Using the zoom
Zoom modes and their application
The zoom ratio changes when the resolution is changed.
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Optical zooming
Zooming up to a ratio of 20x is possible if recording without is selected with [Picture
Size] in the [Rec] menu. (→95)
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Optical zooming is not available in the following cases:
• Scene Mode ([Panorama Shot])
• [Macro Zoom]
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Extra optical zoom
Zooming up to a ratio of 42.2x is possible when recording with is selected with
[Picture Size] in the [Rec] menu (→95). EZ is short for “Extra optical zoom”.
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Extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Snapshot Mode] (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])
• [Macro Zoom] • Motion picture • When [Burst] is set to , or
• Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.] [High Speed Video])
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect])
To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom modes can be used in combination.
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[i.ZOOM]
You can use the camera’s Intelligent Resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio
up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration of picture quality.
Set [i.Resolution] to [i.ZOOM] in the [Rec] menu. (→102)
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When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], Intelligent Resolution technology is applied to
the picture.
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[i.ZOOM] does not function in the following cases.
• [Snapshot Mode] (when [Motion Deblur] is [ON])
• Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.])
• When [Burst] is set to , or
• [Creative Control] mode ([Toy Effect])
• [Macro Zoom]
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[Digital Zoom]
This mode allows zooming ratios 4x higher than Optical/Extra optical zoom. Note that,
with Digital Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the
[Rec] menu to [ON]. (→102)
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Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following modes:
• [Snapshot Mode] • When [Burst] is set to , or
• Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [Handheld Night Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.]
[High Speed Video])
• [Creative Control] mode ([Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect])
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When Digital Zoom is used simultaneously with i.Zoom, you can only increase the
zoom ratio up to 2x.