Sony DSC-S700BDL - Manual (Page 46)

46
For details on the operation 1 page 45 Camera
The default settings are marked with .
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
Image size and maximum zoom scale using Smart zoom
• When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.
• The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom.
• The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom.
• When using the smart zoom, the image on the screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no
effect on the recorded image.
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
(
)
Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is
not available when the image size is set to [7M] or [3:2].
• The maximum zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the
following table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
(
)
Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 6×, but the
image quality deteriorates.
Off Does not use the digital zoom.
Size Maximum zoom scale
5M Approx. 3.6×
3M Approx. 4.5×
2M Approx. 5.6×
VGA Approx. 14×
16:9 Approx. 4.8×
The W side of this line is the optical zoom area,
and the T side is the digital zoom area
Zoom scaling indicator