Optimus S700 User Manual

Step 2 Frame a Picture

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Use the zoom buttons to activate optical zoom. Press 
f (h) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the 
frame, or 

g (i) to zoom in so that the subject fills a 

larger area of the frame.

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding down 
g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total 
magnification of 12×.

Focus will be on the center of the screen when digital zoom is in effect.

A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.

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If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the 
current image mode (

A 82), increasing magnification without affecting quality. 

If the crop would be smaller than the image size for the current image mode, additional pixels are 
added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy” image.

The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently 
selected for image mode, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its 
zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used. 
V is displayed when interpolation is in effect.

Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation

Digital zoom can be turned off (

Image mode

Zoom rate

Image mode

Zoom rate

H, I, P

3× (up to the maximum 
optical zoom ratio)

M

5.4× (digital zoom up to 1.8×)

R

3.6× (digital zoom up to 1.2×)

N

11.4× (digital zoom up to 3.8×)

L

4.2× (digital zoom up to 1.4×)

O

12× (digital zoom up to 4×)

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical zoom 
(up to 3×).

Zoom indicator is 
displayed when the 
zoom buttons are 
pressed.

Zoom indicator turns 
yellow when digital 
zoom is in effect.