Basic26VQT1B86Press 3.• When the backlight compensationfunction is activated, [ ](compensating backlight ON indicationA) appears. Press 3 again to cancelthis function.• We recommend using the flash when youuse the backlight compensation function.(The flash is fixed to Forced ON [ ].)• The flash setting is fixed to AUTO/Red-eyereduction [ ] when the backlightcompensation function is set to [OFF].Taking Pictures withthe ZoomYou can make people and objects appearcloser and landscapes can be recorded inwide angle with the 3.6k optical zoom.(35 mm film camera equivalent 28 mm to100 mm) To make subjects appear evencloser (maximum of 5.3k), do not set thepicture size to the highest setting for eachaspect ratio ( / / ).∫ To make subjects appear closer use(Tele)Rotate the zoom lever towardsTele.∫ To make subjects appear further awayuse (Wide)Rotate the zoom lever towardsWide.∫ Picture size and maximum zoommagnification(±: Available, —: Not available)∫ Extended optical zoom mechanismWhen you set the picture size to [ ](3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 millionpixels) CCD area is cropped to the center3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing apicture with a higher zoom effect.• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k)when the camera is turned on.• If you use the zoom function after focusingon the subject, focus on the subject again.• The lens barrel (P9) extends or retractsaccording to the zoom position. Take carenot to interrupt the motion of the lensbarrel while the zoom lever is rotated.Using the Optical Zoom/Using theExtended Optical Zoom (EZ)BACKLIGHT BACKLIGHT7 7TWAspectratio(P60)Picture size(P25, 61)Maximumzoommagnification(Tele)Extendedopticalzoom/ (7M)3.6k —(6M)(5.5M)(5M EZ) 4.3k ±(3M EZ)(2M EZ)(1M EZ)/(0.3M EZ) 5.3k ±/(2.5M EZ)(2M EZ)TW