Zoom types You can adjust the area of a picture to be taken using zoom. Capture a wider area (wide-angle) Enlarge the subject (telephoto) Optical Zoom Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [ ] have been selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. Extended optical zoom Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [ ] have been selected by [Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. [i.Zoom] Increase the zoom ratio up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration of picture quality. Set the [i.Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON]. [Digital Zoom] Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom.
Note that, with Digital Zoom, enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON]. [Step Zoom] Each time the control ring/control dial is operated, the zoom stops at the position for one of the preset focal lengths. Menu convenient for taking pictures [Picture Size] Recording capacity guidelines (still pictures) (ENG) VQT5E55 21 Save location 18M 5M 0.3M Built-in Memory 1 3 69 Card (2 GB) 270 650 10050