47Shooting – The BasicsThe BasicsDigital ZoomImages can be zoomed with the combinedoptical and digital zoom functions as follows.z Approximately 3.8x, 4.9x, 6.1x, 7.6x, 9.3x and 12x1 Press the DISP. button to turn theLCD monitor on.2 In the [ (Rec.)]menu, select(Digital Zoom).z See Selecting Menusand Settings (p. 66).3 Select [On] using the left or rightbutton and press the MENUbutton.4 Press the zoom lever toward .z The lens will zoom to the maximum opticaltelephoto setting and stop. Press the zoomlever toward again to further zoom theimage digitally.Mode Dialz Press the lever toward to zoom back out.5 Shoot the image.z Shooting procedures are the same as for themode (p. 34).The combinedmagnifications of theoptical zoom and digitalzoom are displayed.The digital zoom cannot be used when theLCD monitor is off.z Images become coarser the more theyare digitally zoomed.z Since camera shake may become afactor when using the digital zoom, theuse of a tripod is recommended.
