DSC-RX100 | Zoom (Still images) | Cyber-shot User Guide

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Zoom (Still images)

Enlarge images with the W/T (zoom) lever when shooting. The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 3.6×.

Optical zoom allows you to enlarge an image without deteriorating its original quality.

Set the camera to shooting mode.

Turn the W/T (zoom) lever.

Turn the lever to the T side to zoom in, or to the W side to zoom out.

Notes

Zoom is locked to the W side in [Sweep Shooting] mode.

Available zoom

The camera achieves a high magnification zoom scale by combining zoom methods. The icon and zoom bar on the screen change in accordance with the zoom you use.

Optical zoom range

A: Optical zoom

The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 3.6×.

Zoom range other than optical zoom

B: Zoom with the original image quality

When [Image Size] is set to other than [L], you can shoot still images with no deterioration in the original image quality, even if the optical zoom scale exceeds 3.6× magnification, by trimming image processing.

C: (

) [Clear Image Zoom]

Zoom with close to the original image quality [Details]

D: (

) [Digital Zoom]

Less than the original image quality [Details]

	Operation	Settings	Zoom bar
A	Using optical zoom only	[Image Size]: [L] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
B	Zooming images without deterioration	[Image Size]: Other than [L] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
C	Shooting clear images using [Clear Image Zoom] (close to the original image quality)	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
D	Zooming to the maximum zoom range	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On] [Digital Zoom]: [On] [Clear Image Zoom] may not be available for some settings. [Details]

Zoom scale

The supported zoom scales are different depending on the settings or the image size. The table below summarizes the zoom scales when [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are set to [On], and [Aspect Ratio] is set to [3:2].

Image Size	Operation
Image Size	A: Optical zoom	B: Zoom by range without deterioration (including 3.6× optical zoom)	C: Zoom with [Clear Image Zoom] [On]	D: Zoom with maximum zoom scale*1
L: 20M	3.6×	3.6×	7.2×	14×
M: 10M	3.6×	5.1×	10×	20×
S: 5.0M	3.6×	7.2×	14×	28×

*1 The maximum zoom scale is the total zoom magnification that can be achieved when zoom scale without deterioration (including 3.6× optical zoom), [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are used in combination. The maximum zoom scale varies depending on the settings.

*2 When [Image Size] is set to [VGA], [Digital Zoom] is limited; the maximum zoom scale is 54×.

Notes

The default setting for [Clear Image Zoom] is [Off]. [Details]

The default setting for [Digital Zoom] is [Off]. Set [Digital Zoom] to [On] to enlarge images even with deterioration. [Details]

The default setting for [Image Size] is [L]. To change the zoom scale, change [Image Size]. [Details]

Zoom functions other than the optical zoom are not available when shooting in the following situations:

When the Smile Shutter function is activated

When [Drive Mode] is set to [Self-portrait]

When [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG]

The Face Detection function does not operate when you use other than the optical zoom.