Before Use
Digital Zoom
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 8× (DSC-W730)/5× (DSC-W710)). 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 32× (DSC-W730)/20× (DSC-W710), including the optical zoom 8× (DSC-W730)/5× (DSC-W710). 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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[Digital Zoom] is not available in the following situations:
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In [Sweep Panorama]
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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 you record movies or the image size is set to [16M] or [16:9(12M)].
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The Face Detection function does not operate in the range of [Digital Zoom].
Total zoom scale when using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 8× (DSC-W730)/5× (DSC-W710))
The supported zoom ratio differs depending on the image size.
DSC-W730:
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Size
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Total zoom scale
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10M
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Approx. 10×
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5M
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Approx. 14×
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VGA
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Approx. 57×
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16:9(2M)
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Approx. 19×
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DSC-W710:
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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. 8.8×
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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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