Sony DSCW80W User Manual

For details on the operation 1 page 56

Selects the auto focus operation mode.

• When [Face Detection] is set to [On], the AF mode is disabled.

Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 3×). 
When the zoom scale exceeds 3×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.

• When [Face Detection] is set to [On], you cannot use the Digital Zoom.
• When you set the LCD screen to off, you cannot use the digital zoom.

Single

Automatically adjusts the focus when the shutter button is 
pressed and held halfway down. This mode is useful for 
shooting stationary subjects.

Monitor

Automatically adjusts the focus before the shutter button is 
pressed and held halfway down. This mode shortens the time 
needed for focusing.

• Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.

Smart
(Smart zoom)
(

)

Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image 
will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not 
available when the image size is set to [8M] (DSC-W90), 
[7M] (DSC-W80/W85) or [3:2].

• The maximum zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the 

following table.

Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
(

)

Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 6×, but the 
image quality deteriorates.

Off

Does not use the digital zoom.

Maximum zoom scale

Size

DSC-W90

DSC-W80/W85

5M

Approx. 3.8×

Approx. 3.6×

3M

Approx. 4.8×

Approx. 4.5×

VGA

Approx. 15×

Approx. 14×

16:9

Approx. 5.1×

Approx. 4.8×