Sony Cyber-shot 3-700-727-12(1) - Manual (Page 79)

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Settings For details on the operation 1 page 69
Selects the auto focus operation mode.
• AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated.
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 5×).
When the zoom scale is exceeded, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Image size and total zoom scale using Smart zoom (including optical zoom 5×)
AF Mode
Single Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for
shooting stationary subjects.
Monitor Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time
needed for focusing.
• Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
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Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image
will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not
available when the image size is set to [10M], [3:2(8M)] or
[16:9(7M)].
• The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
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)
Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of
approximately 10
× , including the optical zoom 5 × . However,
note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical
zoom scale is exceeded.
Off Does not use the digital zoom.
Size Total zoom scale
5M Approx. 7.0×
3M Approx. 8.9×
VGA Approx. 28×
16:9(2M) Approx. 9.5Ч