20 VQT3E45Taking pictures with zoomRecording Mode:Optical Zoom and Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)Automatically switches to “Optical Zoom” when using maximum Picture Size (→46), andto “Extended Optical Zoom” (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ is short for “ExtendedOptical Zoom”.)• Optical Zoom • Extended Optical Zoom( displayed)“Optical Zoom” offers 4 x magnification. You can zoom in even closer without the loss ofpicture quality by lowering the picture size and using “Extended Optical Zoom.”For zooming in even closer, “Digital Zoom” (→50) is available.●Extended Optical Zoom systemWhen the recording pixel level is set to [3 M ] (corresponding to 3 million pixels),3 million pixels of the available pixel level in the center of the CCD are used inrecording, enabling higher magnification.●The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates.●Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:Motion Picture, [High Sens.] in Scene ModeZoom In/OutCapture awider area(wide-angle)Enlargethe subject(telephoto)Focus rangeZoom ratio (approx.)Zoom bar●Focus after adjusting the zoom.●●●●RE
