Operation Manual

Basic
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Taking Pictures with the Zoom
[REC] Mode: 4 1
MS
5 6
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/
Using the Digital Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 16.9×), set
the picture size to 10M or less.
Even higher levels of magnication are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in
[REC] menu.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
W T
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele (T).
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
W T
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide (W).
 Types of zooms
Feature Optical Zoom
Extended Optical
Zoom (EZ)
Digital Zoom
Maximum
magnication
8×
16.9×
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32× (including Optical Zoom
8×)
67.5× (including Extended
Optical Zoom 16.9×)
Picture
quality
No deterioration No deterioration
The higher the magnication
level, the greater the
deterioration.
Conditions None
[PICTURE SIZE]
withP(P83) is
selected.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P91) on the
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen
display
A[P] is displayed.
BThe Digital Zoom range is
displayed.
• When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in
conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 1.64 ft –7)
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The magnication level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] setting.