User's Manual

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)

Digital Tele-Converter

The focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.5x or

approximately 2.0x. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of

camera shake than the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the

same zoom factor.

However, a recording pixel setting (p. 61) of or will cause images to

appear coarse (the zoom factor will appear in blue).

Display the menu.

z Press the n button.

Choose [Digital Zoom].

z Move the zoom lever to choose the 4 tab.

z Press the op buttons to choose [Digital

Zoom].

Choose the setting.

z Press the qr buttons to choose a

magnification.

z Press the n button to complete the

setting and restore the shooting screen.

X The view will be enlarged and the zoom

factor will appear on the screen.

z To return to standard digital zoom, choose

[Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.

• The respective focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [2.0x] are

approximately 42.0 – 168 mm and approximately 56.0 – 224 mm (35mm

film equivalent).

• The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.

• The shutter speeds may be the same when at maximum telephoto (i),

and when zoomed in on the subject using Step 2 on p. 55.

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