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The Basics of Shooting and Playback
B Notes About x (Scene Auto Selector) Mode
• Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. In this
case, select another shooting mode (A32, 38, 40, 42).
• When the digital zoom is in effect, the scene mode changes to d.
C When Using a Tripod
We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations:
- When shooting in dim lighting
- When shooting with the flash mode (A46) set to W (off)
- When using the telephoto setting
Using the Zoom
When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position
changes.
• To zoom in closer to the subject: Move toward g (telephoto).
• To zoom out and view a larger area: Move toward f (wide-
angle).
When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the
maximum wide-angle position.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor
when the zoom control is moved.
• Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the
subject up to approximately 4× the maximum optical zoom
ratio, can be activated by moving and holding the zoom
control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the
maximum optical zoom position.
C Digital Zoom and Interpolation
While using digital zoom, the image quality decreases due to
interpolation when the zoom is increased beyond the V position.
The position of V moves to the right as the size of an image
decreases.
Zoom out
Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Small image size
