Digital Camera User Manual

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
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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. 60) 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 or turn the  dial
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 42.0 –
588 mm and 56.0 – 784 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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