Pentax p80 User Guide

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You can use the zoom to change the captured area.
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Turn the zoom lever in A mode.
Right (x)
Enlarges the subject.
Left (w) Widens the area that is 
captured by the camera.
When you continue to turn to the right (x), 
the camera automatically switches from 
optical zoom to Intelligent Zoom. 
Once the lever is released and turned 
again, the camera switches to Digital Zoom.
The zoom bar is displayed as follows.
*1 You can zoom in to a maximum of 4× optically.
*2 The Intelligent Zoom range differs depending on the number of 
recorded pixels. See the following table.
Using the Zoom
Zoom lever
Four-way controller
4 button
3 8
3 8
3 8
25.0 x
25.0 x
25.0 x
Zoom bar
Zoom ratio
Zoom in with high 
image quality.
Zoom in with some degree 
of image deterioration.
Optical zoom range
*1
Intelligent 
Zoom range
*2
Digital Zoom 
range