beautypg.com

Optical zoom, Digital zoom – HP R717 User Manual

Page 45

background image

45

Taking Pictures and Recording Video Clips

Optical Zoom

Optical zoom works like the zoom on a traditional film

camera, where physical lens elements move inside the

camera to make the subject of your picture appear closer.
Press Zoom Out

and

Zoom In

on

the Zoom lever to move the lens between

wide angle (1x) and telephoto (3x)

positions.
NOTE: Optical zoom is not available

when recording video clips.

Digital Zoom

Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses no moving lens parts.

You can use digital zoom when you have exhausted optical

zoom and you want to capture only a portion of the scene in

the Image Display. As you zoom in, a yellow frame

surrounds the portion of the scene you want to capture,

allowing you to eliminate unwanted portions of the scene.
1. While in Live View, press Zoom In on the Zoom lever to

optically zoom in to the maximum level, then release the

lever.

2. Press Zoom In again and

continue to press it until the

image you want to capture fills

the yellow frame. If you zoom in

too far and want to zoom out,

press Zoom Out

on the

Zoom lever.