Sanyo VPC-MZ3EX - Manual (Page 79)

Using the zoom
There are two zoom functions: optical zoom and digital zoom. You can
specify whether or not the digital zoom can be activated when shooting.
The digital zoom can be used when the resolution is set to 4 or less.
1
Make the zoom setting (see page
122), and point the camera lens at
the subject.
2
Press [T] or [W] on the zoom switch
to compose the desired image.
[T] : Zoom in on the subject.
[W] : Zoom out.
œ When the zoom switch is pressed,
the zoom bar appears on the LCD
monitor.
œ When the optical zoom factor
becomes 3x, zooming stops
temporarily. When [T] on the zoom
switch is pressed again, the mode
changes to the digital zoom mode
and zooming continues (if digital
zooming is enabled).
3
Press the shutter release button.
NOTE
œ During video clip shooting, the optical zoom is disabled.
œ The digital zoom cannot be used when you are shooting without using the
LCD monitor.
Zoom switch
Zoom bar
Pointer
Optical zoom
Digital zoom (Yellow)
When optical zoom
only is enabled
When both optical
and digital zoom
are enabled
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