DSC-HX50/HX50V | Zoom (Still images)

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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 30×.

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.

Notes

Zoom is locked to the W side in [iSweep Panorama] 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

The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 30×.

Zoom range other than optical zoom

Zoom with the original image quality

When [Image Size] is set to other than the maximum image size, you can shoot still images with no deterioration in the original image quality, even if the optical zoom scale exceeds 30× magnification, by trimming image processing.

(

) [Clear Image Zoom]

Zoom with close to the original image quality [Details]

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) [Digital Zoom]

Less than the original image quality [Details]

Operation	Settings	Zoom bar
Using optical zoom only	Still Image Size: [20M]/[16:9(15M)] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
Zooming images without deterioration	Still Image Size: Other than [20M] [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]

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	Optical zoom	Zoom with [Clear Image Zoom] [On]	Zoom with maximum zoom scale*1
20M	30	60	120
10M	30	85	170
5M	30	120	240
VGA	30	486	486*2
16:9(15M)	30	60	120
16:9(2M)	30	162	324

*1 The maximum zoom scale is the magnification when [Clear Image Zoom] is set to [On] or [Digital Zoom] is set to [On]. 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]

*2 When [Still Image Size] is set to [VGA], [Digital Zoom] is limited; magnification will be the same when [Digital Zoom] is set to [Off], and when [Clear Image Zoom] is set to [On].

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]

The default setting for [Still Image Size] is set to maximum. To change the zoom scale, change [Still Image Size]. [Details]

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

In [Picture Effect]

In [Background Defocus]

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] or [Advanced Sports Shooting] mode is selected in Scene Selection.

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