Casio EXILIM EX-Z550 - Manual (Page 48)

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Snapshot Tutorial
NOTE
• The higher the digital zoom factor, the coarser the recorded image. Note that the
camera also has a function that lets you record using digital zoom without image
deterioration (page 49).
• Use of a tripod is recommended to protect against image blur due to camera
movement when shooting with telephoto.
• Performing a zoom operation changes the lens aperture.
• Digital zoom only is available during movie recording. You can adjust the optical
zoom setting before you press [0] (Movie) to start movie recording.
If you hold the zoom controller towards z (Telephoto), the zoom operation will stop
when the optical zoom factor reaches its maximum. Momentarily releasing the zoom
controller and then holding it again towards z (Telephoto) will switch to digital
zoom, which you can use to set an even higher zoom factor.
• During zoom, a zoom bar on the monitor screen shows the current zoom setting.
• An image deterioration icon (Ù) will appear on the monitor screen at the point
where image deterioration starts.
Optical Zoom and Digital Zoom Switch Point
4X to 27X
Undeteriorated image
quality range
1X 16X to 63.8X
Zoom pointer (Indicates current zoom.)
Image deterioration
Optical/digital zoom switch point
* 4X optical zoom point
Deteriorated image
quality range