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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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to
Mod
e
Using the Zoom
Tap
e
or
f
to activate optical zoom.
Tap
e
to zoom in so that the subject
fills a larger area of the frame, or
f
to
zoom out, increasing the area visible in
the frame.
A zoom indicator is displayed when
e
or
f
is tapped.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching
and holding
e
triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the
maximum optical zoom ratio.
The focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect, and focus will be in
the center of the screen.
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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 picture
quality.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond
E
. When zoom is
increased beyond the
E
position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom
indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The
position of
E
moves to the top as image size decreases, allowing for
confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without
interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting (
A
116).
Digital zoom can be disabled from the
Digital zoom
option (
A
143) in
the setup menu (
A
133).
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Zoom in
Zoom out
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
Optical zoom (up to 5×).
Digital zoom is in effect.
When an
image size
is small
