Operating instructions

Menu Settings
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Press [ ] to display the [REC] mode
menu and select the item to set. (P76)
Normally you can take pictures with a
maximum focal length of 50 mm (35 mm
film camera equivalent: 100 mm) using the
supplied lens.
However, if you set [EX. OPT. ZOOM] to
[ON] when the picture size is set to a size
other than the maximum picture size for
each aspect ratio ([ ]/[ ]/[ ]), a
maximum focal length of 75 mm can be
achieved (35 mm film camera equivalent:
150 mm) with no picture quality
deterioration.
• Press [LIVE VIEW] to switch the camera
beforehand to taking pictures with Live
View. (P51)
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
Example: When you set the picture size to
[ ] (3 million pixels), the 7.4 million
pixels CCD area is cropped to the centre
3 million pixels area, allowing a picture with
a higher zoom effect. (¢ is the equivalent
value for a 35 mm film camera.)
1: Extra optical zoom [OFF]
Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
2: Extra optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (5 million pixels)
3: Extra optical zoom [ON]
Example: [ ] (3 million pixels)
A: optical zoom
B: Extra optical zoom
∫ Picture size and extra optical zoom
magnification
¢ 35 mm film camera equivalent
• Refer to P80 for aspect ratio and P79 for
picture size.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of
“Extra optical Zoom”.
• You can further enhance the zoom
magnification with the extra optical zoom
without worrying about further picture
distortion.
• When [EX. OPT. ZOOM] is set to [ON],
[ ] is displayed on the screen if you set
a picture size that activates the extended
optical zoom.
• If you set [RAW REC.] to [ON], the extra
optical zoom is not activated.
[EX. OPT. ZOOM]
Enlarging a picture with no
picture quality deterioration
(When taking pictures with
Live View only)
SET
MENU
T
T
W
A
T
W
B
T W
B
1
16.8 mm
(33.6 mm)
2
3
14 mm
(28 mm)
50 mm
(100 mm)
60 mm
(120 mm)
21 mm
(42 mm)
75 mm
(150 mm)
Aspect
ratio
Picture
size
Extra optical
zoom
magnification
Focus
range of the
supplied
lens
(7.4 M)
Cannot set
14 mm to
50 mm
(28 mm to
100 mm)
¢
(6.5 M)
(5.5 M)
(5M)
1.2a
16.8 mm to
60 mm
(33.6 mm to
120 mm)
¢
(4.5M)
(3M)
1.5a
21 mm to
75 mm
(42 mm to
150 mm)
¢
(2.5M)
(2M)