Basic
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Press
.
• When the backlight compensation func-
tion is activated, [
] (compensating
backlight ON indication
) appears.
Press
again to cancel this function.
• We recommend using the flash when you
use the backlight compensation function.
(The flash is set to Forced ON [
].)
• The flash setting is set to AUTO/Red-eye
reduction [
] when the backlight com-
pensation function is set to [OFF].
Taking Pictures with
the Zoom
You can make people and objects appear
closer and landscapes can be recorded in
wide angle with the 3.6
M
optical zoom.
(35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to
100 mm) To make subjects appear even
closer (maximum of 5.3
M
), do not set the
picture size to the highest setting for each
aspect ratio (
/
/
).
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To make subjects appear closer use
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Tele.
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To make subjects appear further away
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Wide.
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Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(
n
: Available, —: Not available)
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Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
]
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a pic-
ture with a higher zoom effect.
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1
M
)
when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The lens barrel (P9) extends or retracts
according to the zoom position. Take care
not to interrupt the motion of the lens bar-
rel while the zoom lever is rotated.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the
Extended
Optical Zoom (EZ)
BACKLIGHT
BACKLIGHT
7
7
T
W
Aspect
ratio
(P60)
Picture size
(P25, 61)
Maximum
zoom
magnification
(Tele)
Extended
optical
zoom
/
(7M)
3.6
M
—
(6M)
(5.5M)
(5M EZ)
4.3
M
n
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
5.3
M
n
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
T
W