Sony A57 - Manual (Page 142)

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Magnifies images with higher scale than the optical zoom (ZOOM)
C Clear Image Zoom: You can magnify images using a high-quality
image process.
D Digital Zoom: You can magnify images using an image process.
Notes
• The zoom feature of the camera (ZOOM) is unavailable
– When the exposure mode is set to Sweep Panorama or 3D Sweep Panorama.
– [Quality] is set to [RAW] or [RAW & JPEG].
• The [Clear Image Zoom] is unavailable
– When the exposure mode is set to Continuous Advance Priority AE Mode.
– The drive mode is set to Continuous Shooting or continuous bracket shooting.
• You cannot use the Smart Zoom or [Clear Image Zoom] function with movies.
• When the zoom scale of the electronic zoom is higher than 2.0 times, [AF area] is set
to [Spot].
• When the electronic zoom is available, [Metering mode] is set to [Multi segment].
Setting
Image
size
Zoom scale with optical zoom
Zooms images by
trimming them in the
available range (without
deterioration of image
quality).
Clear Image Zoom: Off
Digital Zoom: Off L –
M About 1.4×
S About 2×
Gives priority to image
quality when zooming
images.
Clear Image Zoom: On
Digital Zoom: Off L About 2×
M About 2.8×
S About 4×
Gives priority to higher
magnification when
zooming images.
Clear Image Zoom: On
Digital Zoom: On L About 4×
M About 5.6×
S About 8Ч