User manual

Tip The more you zoom in on the subject of your picture, the more small
movements of the camera are magnified (this is called camera shake). If
appears when you press the Shutter button halfway down, the picture may
be blurry. Be sure to hold the camera still or add more light to the scene. Try
holding the camera closer to your body or against a steady object, or set the
camera on a tripod or stable surface.
Optical zoom
Optical zoom moves the lens between wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3x).
In Live View, use the buttons on the Zoom lever to control zoom.
Press
to zoom in and to zoom out.
Digital zoom
In digital zoom, the Image Display shows a yellow frame around the scene and the image
quality setting (MP value). As you zoom in, the yellow frame shrinks to indicate the area
of the scene the camera will capture, and the MP value decreases to indicate the
resolution at which the scene will be captured.
When capturing images using digital zoom, make sure that the MP value shown in the
Image Display is appropriate for the size at which you want to print the captured image.
For MP values and their recommended print sizes, see Image Quality under Using the
Capture Menu on page 23.
1. In Live View, press
on the Zoom lever to optically zoom to the maximum level,
then release the lever.
2. Press and hold
until the image you want to capture fills the yellow frame. If you
zoom in too far, press
.
3.
To return to optical zoom, press
until digital zooming stops. Release , then
press it again.
Note Digital zoom is not available in Panorama mode nor when recording video
clips.
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