27Step 3 Frame a PictureThe Basics of Shooting and PlaybackUsing the ZoomUse the zoom control to activate optical zoom.• To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate the zoomcontrol to g (telephoto).• To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate the zoomcontrol to f (wide-angle).When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves tothe maximum wide-angle position.• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of themonitor when the zoom control is rotated.Digital ZoomWhen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotatingand holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom.Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximummagnification of the optical zoom.• When you are using digital zoom, the camera focuses on the subject in thecenter of the frame and the focus area is not displayed.Zoom out Zoom inOpticalzoomDigitalzoomMaximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabledC Digital Zoom and InterpolationUnlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnifyimages, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A 63) anddigital zoom magnification.Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images.When zoom is increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicatorturns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied.The position of V moves to the right as image size decreases, allowing you to confirm the zoomposition at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting.• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup menu (A 88).Small image size
