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Zoom (Still images)

Enlarges images with the W/T (zoom) lever when shooting. The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 5×.

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

Set the camera to shooting mode.

Slide the W/T (zoom) lever.

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

Note

Zoom is locked to the W side for shooting in the following situations:

In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode

In 3D Sweep Panorama mode

In Sweep Multi Angle mode

In Close Focus mode

Available zoom

You can combine certain zoom settings to zoom in at high magnification. The icon on the screen changes in accordance with the zoom you use.

Zoom with the original image quality

(You can shoot still images without deteriorating the original image quality even if the optical zoom scale exceeds 5× magnification.)

() [Clear Image Zoom]:

Zoom with close to the original image quality [Details]

() [Digital Zoom]:

Less than the original image quality [Details]

Operation	Settings	Zoom bar (Magnifications shown with an * are zoom scales when the still image size is set to [10M].)
Using optical zoom only	Still Image Size: [16M] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Zooming images without deterioration	Still Image Size: other than [16M] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Shooting clear images using [Clear Image Zoom] (close to the original image quality)	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Zooming to the maximum zoom range	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On] [Digital Zoom]: [On] [Clear Image Zoom] may not be available for some settings. [Details]	When [Clear Image Zoom] is not available

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].

Image size	Zoom				Maximum zoom scale*
			()	()
	Optical zoom scale	Zoom scale without deterioration (including 5× optical zoom)	Clear Image Zoom	Digital Zoom
16M	5×	5×	2×	2×	20×
10M		6.3×			25×
5M		8.9×			35×
VGA		36×			72×**
16:9(12M)		5×			20×
16:9(2M)		12×			48×

* The maximum zoom scale is the total zoom magnification that can be achieved when zoom scale without deterioration (including 5× optical zoom), [Clear Image Zoom] and [Digital Zoom] are used in combination. The maximum zoom scale varies depending on the settings. The maximum zoom scale for the default setting is the same as when [Clear Image Zoom] is [On]. [Details]

** When [Movie Quality] is set to [VGA], [Digital Zoom] is limited; the maximum zoom scale is 72×.

Notes

The default setting for [Clear Image Zoom] is [On].

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

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

In Intelligent Sweep Panorama mode

In Picture Effect mode

In Background Defocus mode

When the Smile Shutter function is activated.

When [Self-Timer] is set to [Self-portrait One Person] or [Self-portrait Two People].

When (Backlight Correction HDR) mode is selected in Scene Selection.

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