Olympus SH-21 User manual

Instruction Manual
DIGITAL CAMERA
●Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital camera. Before you start to use your new camera, please read these
instructions carefully to enjoy optimum performance and a longer service life. Keep this manual in a safe place for
future reference.
●We recommend that you take test shots to get accustomed to your camera before taking important photographs.
●In the interest of continually improving products, Olympus reserves the right to update or modify information
contained in this manual.
SH-21

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Checking the contents of the box
Names of Parts
Names of Parts
Camera unit
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1Connector cover
2Strap eyelet
3Multi-connector
4HDMI micro connector
5AF illuminator
Self-timer lamp
6Flash
7Battery/card compartment
lock
8Battery/card compartment
cover
9 Lens
10 Tripod socket
11 Speaker
or
Other accessories not shown: Warranty card
Contents may vary depending on purchase location.
Digital camera Strap Lithium Ion
Battery
(LI-50B)
USB cable
(CB-USB8)
AV cable
(CB-AVC3)
USB-AC adapter
(F-2AC) OLYMPUS Setup
CD-ROM
Stylus pen

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1Microphone
2Zoom lever
3Shutter button
4ON/OFF button
5Indicator lamp
6Mode dial
7Screen
8button (record movies)
9qbutton (switching
between shooting and
playback)
10 Wheel controller
INFO button (changing
information display)
button (erase)
11 Abutton (OK)
12 button
13 Ebutton (menu guide)
Attaching the camera strap
Attaching the camera strap
Pull the strap tight so that it does not come loose.

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Screen
Shooting mode display
Shooting mode display
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1 Shooting mode.......p. 18, 25
2 Battery check..........p. 15, 60
3 Flash.............................p. 20
Flash standby/flash charge
....................................p. 59
4 Macro/super macro ......p. 31
5 Self-timer......................p. 31
6 Exposure compensation
....................................p. 32
7 White balance...............p. 32
8 ISO...............................p. 33
9 Drive.............................p. 33
10 Recording with sound
(movies)......................p. 42
11 Date stamp...................p. 42
12 World time ....................p. 53
13 Image stabilization (still
images)/Digital image
stabilization (movies)
....................................p. 40
14 Metering .......................p. 40
15 Shadow Adjustment
Technology..................p. 39
16 Compression (still images)
..............................p. 38, 67
17 Image size (still images)
..............................p. 38, 67
18 Number of storable still
pictures (still images)
....................................p. 18
19 Current memory ...........p. 65
20 Movie recording icon....p. 19
21 Touch Shutter
22 Remaining recording time
(movies)......................p. 19
23 Image size (movies)
..............................p. 38, 68
24 Histogram.....................p. 21
25 AF target mark..............p. 19
26 Camera shake warning
....................................p. 19
27 Aperture value..............p. 19
28 Shutter speed...............p. 19

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Playback mode display
Playback mode display
●Standard display 1Battery check..........p. 15, 60
2Grouped image.............p. 22
3Photo with AClip........p. 36
43D image......................p. 35
5Print reservation/number of
prints..................p. 57/p. 56
6Eye-Fi transferred.........p. 47
7Protect..........................p. 46
8Adding sound .........p. 42, 44
9Current memory ...........p. 65
10Frame number/total number
of images....................p. 21
Elapsed time/total shooting
time (movies)..............p. 22
11 Histogram.....................p. 21
12 Shutter speed...............p. 19
13 Aperture value..............p. 19
14 ISO...............................p. 33
15 Exposure compensation
....................................p. 32
16 White balance...............p. 32
17 Compression (still images)
..............................p. 38, 67
Image quality (movies)
..............................p. 38, 68
18 Image size........p. 38, 67, 68
19 File number
20 Date and time.........p. 17, 53
21 Shadow Adjustment
Technology..................p. 39
22 Shooting mode.......p. 18, 25
23 Touch panel..................p. 10
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Camera Settings
Camera Settings
UsingtheDialandButtons
UsingtheDialandButtons
Frequently used functions can be accessed using the buttons.
Mode dial
Changing the shooting mode (p. 25)
Zoom lever (p. 19, 23)
Shutter button (p. 18, 59)
button (shooting movies) (p. 19)
qbutton (switching between
shootingandplayback)(p. 19, 21, 48)
button (p. 9)
Ebutton (menu guide) (p. 24)
G(down) /
button (erase) (p. 23)
F(up) /INFO button
(changing information display) (p. 21, 24)
I(right)
Abutton
The wheel controller can also be used to change the selections.
Wheel controller
H(left)

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Operation guide
The symbols FGHI displayed for image selections
and settings indicate that the wheel controller is to
be used by pressing, not turning, the wheel controller
sections (p. 6).
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SetCancel
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Y M D Time
Y/M/DY/M/D
Operation guides displayed at the bottom of the screen
indicate that the button, Abutton, or zoom lever
can be used.
MENU OK
Sel. Image
Erase/Cancel
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Operation guide
OK
Set
Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
Touch Shutter On
AF Mode
ESP/ Face/iESP
ESP
Image Size 16M
MENU OK
SetExit
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UsingtheMenu
UsingtheMenu
Use the menu to change camera settings such as the shooting mode.
There may be menus that are unavailable depending on other related settings or the shooting mode (p. 25).
Function menu
Function menu
Press Hduring shooting to display the function menu. The function menu is used to choose the shooting mode
and provides access to frequently used shooting settings.
Flash AutoFlash Auto
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To select the function menu
Use FG to select a menu and use HI to select a menu option. Press the A
button to set the function menu.
Shooting
Selected option
Setup menu
Function menu

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1Press the button.
●The setup menu is displayed.
Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
Touch Shutter On
AF Mode
ESP/ Face/iESP
ESP
Image Size 16M
MENU OK
SetExit
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2
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ResetReset
2Press Hto select the page tabs. Use FG
to select the desired page tab and press I.
OK
Set
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2
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Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
MENU
Exit
AF Mode
ESP/ Face/iESP
ESP
Image Size
Touch Shutter On
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ResetReset
Page tab
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Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
AF Mode
ESP/ Face/iESP
ESP
Image Size
MENU OK
SetExit
Touch Shutter
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On
ResetReset
Submenu 1
3Use FG to select the desired submenu 1
and then press the Abutton.
Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
Image Size
OK
Set
1
2
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1
2
MENU
Exit
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On
Face/iESPAF Mode
Touch Shutter
ResetReset
ESP/
ESP/ ESPESP
Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
Image Size 14M
MENU OK
SetBack
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2
3
1
2
Touch Shutter On
AF Mode Face/iESP
ResetReset
ESP/
ESP/ ESPESP
ESP/
ESPESP
Submenu 2
4Use FG to select the desired submenu 2
and then press the Abutton.
●Once a setting is selected, the display returns to the
Submenu 1.
There may be additional operations. “Menu
Settings” (p. 37 to 53)
Compression Normal
Shadow Adjust Auto
Image Size
MENU OK
SetExit
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2
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16M
AF Mode Face/iESP
OnTouch Shutter
ResetReset
ESP/
ESP/ ESPESP
5Press the button to complete the
setting.
Setup menu
Setup menu
Press the button during shooting or playback to display the setup menu. The setup menu provides access
to a variety of camera settings, including options not listed in the function menu, display options, and the time and
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UsingtheTouchPanel
UsingtheTouchPanel
Use the touch panel by touching the screen with your finger.
The touch panel can be used for operations marked with in this manual.
Using a screen protector or gloves may cause poor operability.
Use a stylus pen (supplied) when it is difficult to operate with your finger.
Using for the live guide
In Mmode, the live guide can be set.
1Drag the tab to left to display the live guide.
●Touch an item to set the level.
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2Drag the level bar slider vertically to set the
level, and touch .
●Press the to end the live guide.
Clear & VividClear & Vivid
Flat & MutedFlat & Muted
Using for the shooting mode
By touching the screen, the subject to be focused on can
be set or the picture can be taken.
Every time is touched, the operation is changed.
●: The subject that is touched is focused on and
the picture is taken automatically.
●: The subject that is touched isAF locked.
Press the shutter button to take the picture.
Touch to release the AF lock.
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Using for the playback mode
The displayed image can be changed or enlarged.
Advancing and rewinding one frame at a time:
Drag the screen to left to advance one frame, and
drag the screen to right to rewind one frame.
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Zoom: After touching , touch to enlarge the
image.
●When the enlarged image is dragged, the
displayed image is also moved.
Index: Touch to play back the image in index
view.
●Touch the image to play back the image in single-
image view.
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Playback (grouped image, panorama image,
movie, Photo with Movie Clip, sound recorded
with an image): Touch .
●Touch to expand the grouped images.

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Menu Index
1Shooting mode...........p.18, 25
M(iAUTO)
P(Program Auto)
(Photo with AClip)
W(3D)
P(Magic Filter)
p(Panorama)
(Hand-Held Starlight)
(Scene Mode)
2Flash.................................p.20
3Macro ...............................p.31
4Self-timer..........................p.31
5Exposure compensation...p.32
6White balance...................p.32
7ISO...................................p.33
8Drive.................................p.33
9p(Shooting menu 1)......p.37
Reset
Image Size
Compression
Shadow Adjust
Touch Shutter
AF Mode
ESP/n
0q(Shooting menu 2).....p.40
Digital Zoom
Image Stabilizer
AF Illuminat.
Rec View
Pic Orientation
Icon Guide
Date Stamp
aA(Movie menu)..............p.38
Image Size
Image Quality
IS Movie Mode
R(Movie sound recording)
bq(Playback) ..................p.43
Slideshow
Photo Surfing
Edit
Erase
Print Order
R(Protect)
y(Rotate)
cr(Settings 1) ..............p.47
Memory Format/Format
Backup
Eye-Fi
USB Connection
qPower On
Pw On Setup
Sound Settings
ds(Settings 2).............p.49
File Name
Pixel Mapping
s(Screen)
TV Out
Power Save
l(Language)
X(Date/time)
et(Settings 3).............p.53
World Time
Reset Database
Touch Calibration.
Flash AutoFlash Auto
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Set
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Shadow Adjust Auto
MENU
Exit
AF Mode
ESP/ Face/iESP
ESP
Image Size
Touch Shutter On
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Preparing the Camera
Preparing the Camera
Inserting the battery and card
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Battery/card compartment lock
Battery/card
compartment cover
Battery lock knob
Write-protect
switch
Insert the battery as illustrated with the Cmark
toward the battery lock knob.
Damage to the battery exterior (scratches, etc.) may
produce heat or an explosion.
Insert the battery while sliding the battery lock knob in
the direction of the arrow.
Insert the card straight until it clicks into place.
When using the camera, be sure to close the battery/
card compartment cover.
Slide the battery lock knob in the direction of the
arrow to unlock, and then remove the battery.
Turn off the camera before opening the battery/card
compartment cover.
Always use SD/SDHC/SDXC cards or Eye-Fi card
with this camera. Do not insert other types of memory
cards. “Using the card” (p. 65)
Do not touch the contact area of the card directly.
This camera can be used without a card by storing
images in its internal memory.
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“Number of storable pictures (still images)/Continuous
recording length (movies) in the internal memory and
cards” (p. 67, 68)
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To remove the card
To remove the card
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Press the card in until it clicks and comes out slightly,
then remove the card.
Charging the battery with the
included USB-AC adapter
The included F-2AC USB-AC adapter (hereafter
referred to as USB-AC adapter) differs depending
on the region where you purchased the camera. If
you received a plug-in type USB-AC adapter, plug it
directly into AC outlet.
The included USB-AC adapter has been designed
to be used for charging and playback. Do not take
pictures while the AC adapter is connected to the
camera.
Be sure to unplug the power plug of the USB-AC
adapter from the wall outlet when the charging is
complete or the playback ends.
For details on the battery and the USB-AC adapter,
see “Battery and USB-AC adapter” (p. 64).
The battery can be charged while the camera is
connected to the computer. Charging time varies
depending on the performance of a computer. (There
may be cases in which it takes approx. 10 hours.)
Connecting the camera
Connecting the camera
AC outlet
USB cable
(supplied)
Multi-connector
Connector cover
Indicator lamp
Indicator lamp
The battery is not fully charged at shipment. Before
use, be sure to charge the battery until the indicator
lamp turns off (up to 3.5 hours).
If the indicator lamp does not light, the USB-AC
adapter is not connected to the camera correctly,
or the battery, camera, or USB-AC adapter may be
broken.
Indicator lamp
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When to charge the batteries
When to charge the batteries
Charge the battery when the error message shown below
appears.
Screen top left Error message
Flashes in red
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Setting up using the supplied CD
Installation of [ib] computer software using the
supplied CD is available on Windows computers only.
Windows
Windows
1Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
Windows XP
●A “Setup” dialog will be displayed.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
●An Autorun dialog will be displayed. Click “OLYMPUS
Setup” to display the “Setup” dialog.
If the “Setup” dialog is not displayed, select “My
Computer” (Windows XP) or “Computer” (Windows
Vista/Windows 7) from the start menu. Double-click
the CD-ROM (OLYMPUS Setup) icon to open the
“OLYMPUS Setup” window and then double-click
“Launcher.exe”.
If a “UserAccount Control” dialog is displayed, click
“Yes” or “Continue”.
2Register your Olympus product.
●Click the “Registration” button and follow the on-
screen instructions.
To register the camera must be connected to the
computer. “Connecting the camera” (p. 14)
If nothing is displayed on the camera screen even
after connecting the camera to the computer, the
battery may be exhausted. Charge the battery and
then connect the camera again.
3Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2 and [ib] computer
software.
●Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” or “OLYMPUS ib”
button and follow the on-screen instructions to
install the software.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Screen
Settings
1024 x 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
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[ib]
Operating
System Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or later)/ Windows Vista/Windows 7
Processor Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or better (Pentium D 3.0 GHz or better required
for movies)
RAM
512 MB or more (1 GB or more
recommended)
(1 GB or more required for movies—2 GB
or more recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Screen
Settings
1024 x 768 pixels or more
Minimum 65,536 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
Graphics A minimum of 64 MB video RAM with
DirectX 9 or later.
* See online help for information on using the software.
4Install the camera manual.
●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button and
follow the on-screen instructions.
Macintosh
Macintosh
1Insert the supplied CD in a CD-ROM drive.
●Double-click the CD (OLYMPUS Setup) icon on
the desktop.
●Double-click the “Setup” icon to display the “Setup”
dialog.
2Install OLYMPUS Viewer 2.
●Check the system requirements before beginning
installation.
●Click the “OLYMPUS Viewer 2” button and follow
the on-screen instructions to install the software.
You can register via “Registration” in OLYMPUS
Viewer 2 “Help”.
OLYMPUS Viewer 2
Operating
System Mac OS X v10.4.11–v10.6
Processor Intel Core Solo/Duo 1.5 GHz or better
RAM 1 GB or more (2 GB or more
recommended)
Free Hard
Drive Space 1 GB or more
Screen
Settings
1024 x 768 pixels or more
Minimum 32,000 colors (16,770,000
colors recommended)
*
Other languages can be selected from the language combo
box. For information on using the software, see online help.
3Copy the camera manual.
●Click the “Camera Instruction Manual” button to
open the folder containing the camera manuals.
Copy the manual for your language to the computer
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Date, time, time zone, and language
The date and time set here are saved to image file names,
date prints, and other data. You can also choose the
language for the menus and messages displayed in the
screen.
1Press the nbutton to turn on the
camera.
●The date and time setting screen is displayed when
the date and time are not set.
X
Y/M/D
Y M D Time
-- -- -- --:..
MENU
Cancel
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Date and time setting screen
2Use FG to select the year for [Y].
-- -- -- --:.
Time
MENU
Cancel
X
.
Y/M/D
YMD
20112011
3Press Ito save the setting for [Y].
-- -- --:..2011
X
Y/M/D
YMDTime
MENU
Cancel
0101
4As in Steps 2 and 3, use FGHI to set
[M] (month), [D] (day), [Time] (hours and
minutes), and [Y/M/D] (date order), and then
press the Abutton.
For precise time setting, press the Abutton as the
time signal strikes 00 seconds.
To change the date and time, adjust the setting from
the menu. [X] (Date/time) (p. 53)
5Use HI to select the [x] time zone and
then press the Abutton.
●Use FG to turn daylight saving time ([Summer])
on or off.
Summer
OK
Set
Seoul
Tokyo
Seoul
Tokyo
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The menus can be used to change the selected time
zone. [World Time] (p. 53)
6Use FGHI to select your language and
press the Abutton.
The menus can be used to change the selected
language. [l] (p. 52)

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
Shooting with the optimum aperture
value and shutter speed (Pmode)
In this mode, automatic shooting settings are activated
while also allowing changes to a wide range of
other shooting menu functions, such as exposure
compensation, white balance, etc. as needed.
The default settings of the function are highlighted in
.
1
Set the mode dial to P .
2
Press the nbutton to turn on the camera.
Pmode indicator.
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Number of storable still pictures (p. 67)
Screen (standby mode screen)
3Hold the camera and compose the shot.
Horizontal grip
Vertical grip
Screen
When holding the camera, take care not to cover the
flash with your fingers, etc.
4 Press the shutter button halfway down to
focus on the subject.
●When the camera focuses on the subject, the
exposure is locked (shutter speed and aperture
value are displayed), and the AF target mark
changes to green.
●The camera was unable to focus if the AF target
mark flashes red. Try focusing again.
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing
Shooting, Playback, and Erasing

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Shooting movies
1Press the button to start recording.
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Continuous recording length
(p. 68)
Recording time
The effects of the set shooting mode can be used
when shooting movies. When the set shooting mode
is ,W, P(some modes), por 
(Beauty), shooting is performed in Pmode.
2Press the button again to stop recording.
Sound will also be recorded.
Using the zoom
Turning the zoom lever adjusts the shooting range.
W side T side
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Zoom bar
Optical zoom: 12.5x
Digital zoom: 4x
1/400 F3.51/400 F3.5
PP
AF target mark
Press halfway
Shutter speed Aperture value
“Focusing” (p. 61)
When appears, it alerts the camera shake.
5To take the picture, gently press the shutter
button all the way down while being careful
not to shake the camera.
1/400 F3.51/400 F3.5
PP
Image review screen
Press fully
To view images during shooting
To view images during shooting
Pressing the qbutton enables playback of images. To
return to shooting, either press the qbutton or press the
shutter button halfway down.
To turn off the camera
To turn off the camera
Press the nbutton again.

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Using the flash
The flash functions can be selected to best match the
shooting conditions.
1Select the flash option in the function menu.
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Flash AutoFlash Auto
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2Use HI to select the setting option, and
press the Abutton to set.
Option Description
Flash Auto The flash fires automatically in low-
light or backlight conditions.
Redeye Pre-flashes are emitted to reduce the occurrence of red eye in your
photos.
Fill In The flash fires regardless of the
available light.
Flash Off The flash does not fire.
To take larger images [Digital Zoom]
To take larger images [Digital Zoom]
The type and amount of zoom can be identified from
the appearance of the zoom bar. The display differs
depending on the options selected for [Digital Zoom]
(p. 40) and [Image Size] (p. 38).
[Off] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
16M Optical zoom range
Other The magnification ratio changes
depending on the image size setting.*1
[On] selected for [Digital Zoom]:
Image size Zoom bar
16M Digital zoom range
Other The magnification
ratio changes
depending on the
image size setting.*1Digital zoom range
*1 If [Image Size] is less than the full resolution, after
reaching the maximum optical zoom, the camera will
automatically resize and crop the image to the selected
[Image Size], then enter the digital zoom range if [Digital
Zoom] is [On].
Photographs taken with the zoom bar displayed in
red may appear “grainy.”