Camcorder User Manual

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate
the zoom control toward g to zoom in, increasing the
size of the subject. Rotate the zoom control toward f
to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame.
• The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-
angle position when the camera is turned on.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the
monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed
when digital zoom is in effect.
C Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify
images, resulting in slight deterioration of image quality according to the image mode (A 45) and
digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images. When zoom is
increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to
indicate that interpolation is being applied. The position of V moves to the right as image size
decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation
is possible at the current image mode setting.
• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 160) in the setup menu
(A 149).
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Maximum
optical zoom
Digital zoom
enabled
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