20Basic Shooting and Playback OperationsUsing the ZoomWhen you move the zoom control, the zoom lensposition changes.• To zoom in: Move toward g• To zoom out: Move toward f• Rotating the zoom control all the way in eitherdirection adjusts the zoom quickly.• The zoom can also be operated by moving the sidezoom control toward g or f.The function of the side zoom control can be set inthe Assign side zoom control in the setup menu(A57).• A zoom indicator is displayed on the shootingscreen when the zoom control is moved.• Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnifythe subject up to approximately 4× the maximumoptical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving andholding the zoom control toward g when thecamera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoomposition.C Digital ZoomThe zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and itchanges to yellow when 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: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeablyreduced.• The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.• The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuousshooting settings or other settings.Zoom out Zoom inOpticalzoomDigitalzoom
