Operating Instructions

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Using Zoom
Zoom types and use
The zoom ratio changes when the picture size is changed. (→56)
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Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 5x is possible if pictures without have been selected by [Picture
Size] on the [Rec] menu.
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Extra Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 10.5x is possible when pictures with have been selected by
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu.
EZ is short for “Extra Optical Zoom”.
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Extra Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• Motion picture
• Scene Mode ([High Sens.])
To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom can be used in combination.
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[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further 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].
(→60)
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Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Auto Scene Mode]
• Scene Mode ([High Sens.])