27The Basics of Shooting and PlaybackC When Using a Tripod• We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations.- When shooting in dim lighting- When shooting with the flash mode (A49) set to W (off)- When using the telephoto setting• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set Photo VR to Offin the setup menu (A76) to prevent potential errors caused by this function.Using the ZoomWhen you move the zoom control, the zoomlens position changes.• To zoom in closer to the subject: Movetoward g (telephoto)• To zoom out and view a larger area: Movetoward f (wide-angle)When you turn the camera on, the zoommoves to the maximum wide-angleposition.• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top ofthe shooting screen when the zoom controlis moved.• Digital zoom, which allows you to furthermagnify the subject up to approximately 4×the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and holdingthe zoom control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximumoptical zoom position.C Notes About Digital ZoomThe zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellowwhen the zoom magnification is increased further.• Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using theDynamic Fine Zoom.• Zoom indicator is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced.• The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.Zoom outZoom inOpticalzoomDigitalzoom
