DSC-RX1/RX1R | Zoom (Still images) | Cyber-shot User Guide

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Zoom (Still images)

Available zoom

Zoom scale

Enlarge images when shooting.

Set the camera to shooting mode.

MENU 3 [Func. of C Button], [Func. of AEL button], [Func. of Left Button], [Func. of Right Button] or [Func. of Down Button] [Smart Telecon./Zoom]

MENU 3 [Smart Telecon./Zoom] [Zoom]

MENU 2 [Clear Image Zoom] desired mode

Press the button assigned with the function.

Adjust the scaling using / on the control wheel.

To adjust the scaling in larger steps, press /.

Press on the control wheel to return to the shooting screen, and then press the shutter button to shoot the image.

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.

Zoom range

A: (

) 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 by trimming the images.

B: (

) [Clear Image Zoom]

Zoom with close to the original image quality [Details]

C: (

) [Digital Zoom]

Less than the original image quality [Details]

	Operation	Settings
A	Zooming images without deterioration	[Image Size]: Other than [L] [Clear Image Zoom]: [Off] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
B	Shooting clear images using [Clear Image Zoom] (close to the original image quality)	[Clear Image Zoom]: [On] [Digital Zoom]: [Off]
C	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: Zoom by range without deterioration	B: Zoom with [Clear Image Zoom] [On]	C: Zoom with maximum zoom scale*
L: 24M	–	2×	4×
M: 10M	1.5×	3×	6.1×
S: 4.6M	2.3×	4.5×	9.1×

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

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 are not available when shooting in the following situations:

In [Sweep Panorama] mode

When the Smile Shutter function is activated

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

The Face Detection function does not operate when you use the zoom functions.