13Basic Shooting and Playback OperationsUsing the ZoomWhen you move the zoom control, the zoomlens position changes.• To zoom in: Move toward g• To zoom out: Move toward fWhen you turn the camera on, the zoommoves to the maximum wide-angleposition.• A zoom indicator is displayed on theshooting screen when the zoom control ismoved.• Digital zoom, which allows you to furthermagnify the subject up to approximately 4×the maximum optical zoom ratio, can beactivated by moving and holding the zoom control toward g when thecamera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.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.The Shutter-release ButtonPress halfwayTo set focus and exposure (shutter speed andaperture value), press the shutter-release buttonlightly until you feel a slight resistance. Focus andexposure remain locked while the shutter-releasebutton is pressed halfway.Press all thewayPress the shutter-release button all the way torelease the shutter and take a picture.Do not use force when pressing the shutter-releasebutton, as this may result in camera shake andblurred images. Press the button gently.Wide-angle TelephotoOpticalzoomDigitalzoom
