Sony DSC-S60 Manual

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The default settings are marked with 

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Selects the auto focus operation mode.

• When shooting using the finder with the LCD screen off, the camera operates in the [Single] mode.

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.

Image size and maximum zoom scale using Smart zoom

Single (S AF)

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

Monitor (M AF)

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)
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Enlarges the image digitally with almost no distortion. This is 
not available when the image size is set to [4M] or [3:2].

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

following table.

Precision
(Precision digital zoom) 
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Enlarges all image sizes up to a maximum of 6×, but the 
image quality deteriorates.

Off ( )

Does not use the digital zoom.

Size

Maximum zoom scale

4M

–

3M

Approx. 3.4×

1M

Approx. 5.4×

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Approx. 10×