27The Basics of Shooting and PlaybackUsing the ZoomRotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom.• To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate thezoom control to g (telephoto).• To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate thezoom control to f (wide-angle).When you turn the camera on, the zoommoves to the maximum wide-angle position.• The side zoom control (A 2) can also beturned toward g or f to operate the zoom.• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of themonitor when the zoom control is operated.• If you rotate the zoom control or the sidezoom control to g when the camera iszoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you can use the digital zoom tomagnify the image further by up to 4×.C Digital Zoom and InterpolationWhen using the digital zoom, image quality deteriorates when zooming in past V.The position of V is more to the right when shooting smaller images;therefore, when the image size is smaller (as determined by the imagemode setting; A 65, E31), more digital zoom can be applied withoutimage quality deterioration.C When Using a Tripod• We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations:- When shooting in dark conditions with the flash lowered, or when shooting in dark conditionsusing a shooting mode in which the flash does not fire- When zooming in on the subject• Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (A 96) when using a tripod.Zoom out Zoom infZoom outgZoom inOptical zoom Digital zoomSmall image size
