Sanyo Xacti VPC-S500 Owner's Manual

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EN-27Using the Zoom FunctionThis camera is equipped with 3x optical zoom. The lens moves during the opticalzoom photography, allowing you to capture telephoto and wide-angle shots. By usingthe optical zoom function, images appear closer by pressing the button, or smalleraway by pressing the button.The zoom bar indicates the current level ofmagnification. When the digital zoom is within3x magnification, the zoom bar is within theoptical zoom range. When the digital zoomfunction is set to On, you can further enlargethe subjects with 4x digital zoom by pressingcontinuously the button. It is activated afteryour camera reaches its maximum opticalzoom factor (3x) and the zoom bar is within thedigital zoom area. You can enlarge the subjectto a maximum magnification equivalent to 12times. A useful feature as it is, however, the more the image is enlarged, the morepixelated the image will appear.To capture a zoomed image, perform the following steps:1. Rotate the mode dial to , , , ,, or and turn your camera on bypressing the power switch.2. Adjust the magnification ratio by using the/ button. To exit the zoom photography, presscontinuously the button. The status of digital magnification isdisplayed on the LCD monitor.3. Compose your scene and press the shutterrelease button.• To enable digital zoom feature, set the [Mode2- Digital Zoom] to [On] in the ,, , , or mode.33Optical zoomrange Zoom barDigital zoom range