Solution
IMPORTANT
- The instructions in this section apply to a camera with the [Shooting Mode] set to [AUTO].
If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.
1. Press the [MENU] button, choose the [
] tab, and then set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].
2. Move the zoom lever toward [
].
- Zooming stops at the largest possible zoom factor (before the image becomes noticeably grainy), which is then indicated on the screen.
3. Move the zoom lever toward [
] again.
- The camera zooms in even closer on the subject.
-
is the current magnification value.
IMPORTANT
- Moving the zoom lever will display the zoom bar (which indicates the zoom position). The color of the zoom bar will change depending on the zoom range.
--White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
--Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
--Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Because the blue range will not be available at some resolution settings, you can zoom to the largest possible zoom factor.
NOTE
- Focal length when optical and digital zoom are combined is as follows (35mm film equivalent):
(Focal length of optical zoom only is 25 - 625 mm)
- To deactivate digital zoom, press the [MENU] button, choose [Digital Zoom] under the ] tab, and then choose [Off].
Depending on how you have set the number of recording pixels and the magnification of the [Digital zoom], the [Zoom bar] may be displayed in yellow [
] (ZoomPlus).
- To shoot with the [Digital zoom] without causing the image quality to degrade, please shoot within the range of the ZoomPlus.
Using the Digital Tele-Converter
With the [Digital Tele-Converter] setting, the focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.0x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom factor.
Shooting Mode with Limited Digital Tele-Converter Settings
] for maximum telephoto, and when you zoom in to enlarge the subject to the same size using [Digital Zoom]. 
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