Digital Zoom
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 5×). When the zoom scale is exceeded, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
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Set the camera to shooting mode.
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MENU (Settings) (Shooting Settings) [Digital Zoom] desired mode
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Smart ()
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Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, according to the image size (Smart zoom).
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Precision ()
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Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 20×, including the optical zoom 5×. However, note that the image quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded (Precision digital zoom).
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Off
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Does not use the digital zoom.
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Notes
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The Digital Zoom function does not operate in the following situations:
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In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode
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When the Smile Shutter function is activated.
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When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].
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The Smart zoom is not available when the image size is set to [16M] or [16:9(12M)].
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The Smart zoom is not available when recording movies.
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The Face Detection function does not work when using the digital zoom.
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 5×)
The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size.
Size
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Total zoom scale
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10M
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Approx. 6.3×
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5M
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Approx. 8.9×
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VGA
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Approx. 36×
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16:9(2M)
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Approx. 12×
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