If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.
Caution
Getting Started
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 20x enlargement.
Using the Digital Zoom
Caution
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Press the button.
3. Move the zoom lever to choose the [ ] tab.
4. Press the /
buttons to choose the [
] tab.
5. Press the /
buttons to choose [ Digital zoom ], then press
button.
6. Press the /
buttons to choose [ Standard ], then press
button.
7. Press the button.
8. Move the zoom lever toward .
9. Press toward again.
Caution
- White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
- Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
- Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Using the Digital Tele-converter
With the [ Digital Tele-Converter ] setting, the focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.0x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom factor.
Caution
1. Turn the camera on.
2. Press the button.
3. Move the zoom lever to choose the [ ] tab.
4. Press the /
buttons to choose the [
] tab.
5. Press the /
buttons to choose [ Digital zoom ], then press
button.
6. Press the /
buttons to choose [ 1.6x ] or [ 2.0x ] as the setting for the [ Digital Zoom ], then press
button.
Caution