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## Zoom (Movies)

Available zoom
Zoom scale
Enlarges images with the W/T (zoom) lever when shooting. The camera’s optical zoom function can enlarge images up to 30×.
Optical zoom allows you to enlarge an image without deteriorating its original quality.
You can set the zoom using the W/T (zoom) lever or the manual ring.
Zooming using the W/T (zoom) lever

1. Set the camera to shooting mode.

1. Slide the W/T (zoom) lever.

Slide the lever to the T side to zoom in, or to the W side to zoom out.
Zooming using the manual ring

1. Set the Zoom/Focus switch to AF/ZOOM.

1. Turn the manual ring.

Turn the manual ring to T side to zoom in, W side to zoom out.

- When the zoom scale exceeds 30×, set [Digital Zoom].

### Available zoom

You can exceed 30× optical zoom to zoom in. To zoom past the optical zoom range, set [Digital Zoom] to [On].

1. Zoom with the original image quality

1. () [Digital Zoom]:

Less than the original image quality [Details]

| Operation | Settings | Zoom bar
A | Using the optical zoom only | [Digital Zoom]: [Off] |
D | Zooming to the maximum zoom range | [Digital Zoom]: [On] |

### Zoom scale

The supported zoom scales are different depending on the settings or the image size. The table below summarizes the zoom scales when [Digital Zoom] is set to [On].

Image size | Operation
A: Optical zoom | D: Zoom with maximum zoom scale
Movie mode | 30× | 120×

Notes

- [Clear Image Zoom] is not available while recording movies.

- The camera zooms slowly while recording movies.

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