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Using the zoom, Press the zoom/ w / x button in a mode – Pentax Optio E70 User Manual

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You can use the zoom to change the captured area.

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Press the Zoom/w/x button in A
mode.

x

(Right) enlarges the subject.

w

(Left)

widens the area that is
captured by the camera.

When you press and hold the x button, the
camera automatically switches from optical
zoom to intelligent zoom.
Once the button is released and pressed
again, the camera switches to Digital Zoom.

The zoom bar is displayed as follow.

*1 You can zoom in to a maximum of 3× optically.
*2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the recorded

pixels. See the following table.

Using the Zoom

Zoom/w/x button

Four-way controller
4 button

17.1 x

17.1 x

17.1 x

3 8

3 8

3 8

Zoom bar

Zoom ratio

Zoom in with high
image quality.

Zoom in with some degree
of image deterioration.

Optical zoom range

*1

Intelligent
Zoom range

*2

Digital Zoom
range

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