Basic27VQT1B86• In motion picture mode [ ], the zoommagnification is fixed to the value set atthe start of recording.• “EZ” is an abbreviation of“Extended optical Zoom”.• If you set a picture size that activates theextended optical zoom, the extendedoptical zoom icon [ ] is displayed on thescreen when you use the zoom function.• The zoom will stop moving for an instantnear [W] (1k) when the extended opticalzoom is used. This is not a malfunction.• The indicated zoom magnification is anapproximation.• In motion picture mode [ ] and[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, theextended optical zoom does not work.A maximum of 14.3k zoom can beachieved with the 3.6k optical zoom andthe 4k digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is setto [ON] in the [REC] mode menu. However,if a picture size that can use extendedoptical zoom is selected, a maximum of21.4k zoom can be achieved with the 5.3kextended optical zoom and the 4k digitalzoom.∫ Menu operation1 Press [MENU/SET].• When a scene mode is selected, selectthe [REC] menu ( ) and then press1.2 Press 3/4 to select [D.ZOOM]and then press 1.3 Press 4 to select [ON] and thenpress [MENU/SET].4 Press [MENU/SET] to close themenu.• You can also press the shutterbutton halfway to close the menu.∫ Entering the digital zoom rangeThe on-screen zoom indication maymomentarily stop moving when you rotatethe zoom lever to the extreme Tele position.You can enter the digital zoom range bycontinuously rotating the zoom lever to Teleor releasing the zoom lever once and thenrotating it to Tele again.(When using the digital zoom and theextended optical zoom [ ] (3M EZ) at thesame time)1 Optical zoom2 Digital zoom3 Extended optical zoom• A big AF area (P62) is displayed whenusing the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizerfunction may not be effective.• In digital zoom, the larger the picture thelower the picture quality.Using the Digital ZoomFurther extending the zoomMENUSLOW SHUTTER 1/8㧙3/3REC/SETMENUSELECT SETCOL.MODECLOCK SETOFFOND.ZOOMWWWTTT≥[OFF]:≥[ON]: