Recording with Zoom

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Use the optical zoom of the lens to zoom to telephoto or wide-angle.

Interchangeable lens with a zoom ring

Rotate the zoom ring.

(T): Telephoto

(W): Wide-angle

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Interchangeable lens that supports power zoom (motorized zoom)

Move the zoom lever.

(The zoom speed varies depending on how far you move the lever.)

If you assign [Zoom Control] to an Fn button, you can operate optical zoom slowly by pressing character_left character_right or fast by pressing character_up character_down . ( character_reference Fn Buttons)

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Interchangeable lens that does not support zoom

Optical zoom is not available.

The focal length is displayed on the recording screen.

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The focal length display can be hidden:

( character_reference [Focal Length])

[Crop Zoom(Photo)]

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Cut out the central section of the image to get an enhanced telescopic effect without image quality deterioration.

It can even be used with a prime lens.

button_menu-set [ icon_picture ] [ icon_photo-other ] Select [Crop Zoom(Photo)]

[ON]	Enables crop zoom.
[OFF]	—
[SET]	[Focal Length Display Setting]	Sets how focal length is displayed. [Composite Focal Length]: Result of the calculation “focal length of the optical zoom × crop zoom rate” (eg.: 180 mm) [+ Crop Magnification]: The focal length of the optical zoom and the crop zoom rate (eg.: 60 mm × 3.0)
	[Minimum Image Size]	A higher rate of zoom is possible the smaller the [Picture Size] is. [M]: maximum 1.4× [S]: maximum 2.0× [XS]: maximum approx. 3×
	[Set Recording Image Size]	[ON]: Always records with the [Picture Size] set in [Minimum Image Size]. [OFF]: [Picture Size] changes according to the zoom position.
	[Zoom Speed(Photo)]	Sets the zoom speed during zoom operations. Settings: [H], [M], [L], [SL]

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Set [Crop Zoom(Photo)] to [ON].

button_menu-set [ icon_picture ] [ icon_photo-other ] [Crop Zoom(Photo)] [ON]

While [Crop Zoom(Photo)] is set to [ON], zoom operations are enabled by pressing character_up character_down character_left character_right . ([Zoom Control] in [Fn Button Set] is allocated to .)

Perform the zoom operations.

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Enlarge/Reduce

Press character_up character_down or rotate image_front-dial_s / image_rear-dial_s .

When [Touch Tab] is set to [ON], you can enlarge/reduce with Touch Zoom.

You can also enlarge/reduce by pressing the Fn button assigned with [Zoom In(Tele)] or [Zoom Out(Wide)].

If you started the zoom operation with the assigned Fn button, you cannot then enlarge/reduce with image_front-dial_s / image_rear-dial_s .

When using a power zoom lens, crop zoom works after enlarging the optical zoom to the maximum.

Step zoom

You can switch the crop zoom rate ([Minimum Image Size]).

1.0×[L] /1.4×[M] /2.0×[S] /approx. 3×[XS]

Press character_left character_right .

You can also switch by pressing the Fn button assigned with [Crop Zoom Increment(Step)].

When using a power zoom lens, you can switch the crop zoom rate after enlarging the optical zoom to the maximum.

Confirm your selection.

Press button_menu-set or button_joy-stick-push_s .

Touch Zoom and the Fn buttons [Zoom In(Tele)], [Zoom Out(Wide)], and [Crop Zoom Increment(Step)] can also be used in the recording screen.

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RAW images are recorded without being cropped.

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The [Focal Length Display Setting] settings work together across the following menus:

– [Crop Zoom(Photo)]

– [Crop Zoom(Video)]

When the following functions are being used, [Crop Zoom(Photo)] is not available:

– [RAW] ([Picture Quality])

– High Resolution mode

[Crop Zoom(Video)]

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Cut out the central section of the image to get an enhanced telescopic effect without image quality deterioration.

It can even be used with a prime lens.

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-other ] Select [Crop Zoom(Video)]

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[ON]	Enables crop zoom.
[OFF]	—
[SET]	[Focal Length Display Setting]	Sets how focal length is displayed. [Composite Focal Length]: Result of the calculation “focal length of the optical zoom × crop zoom rate” (eg.: 180 mm) [+ Crop Magnification]: The focal length of the optical zoom and the crop zoom rate (eg.: 60 mm × 2.7)
	[Zoom Speed(Video)]	[During Recording Standby]: Sets the zoom speed during recording standby. [During Recording]: Sets the zoom speed during recording. Settings: [H], [M], [L], [SL]

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Set [Crop Zoom(Video)] to [ON].

button_menu-set [ icon_movie ] [ icon_video-other ] [Crop Zoom(Video)] [ON]

While [Crop Zoom(Video)] is set to [ON], zoom operations are enabled by pressing character_up character_down character_left character_right . ([Zoom Control] in [Fn Button Set] is allocated to .)

Perform the zoom operations.

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Enlarge/Reduce

Press character_up character_down or rotate image_front-dial_s / image_rear-dial_s .

When [Touch Tab] is set to [ON], you can enlarge/reduce with Touch Zoom.

You can also enlarge/reduce by pressing the Fn button assigned with [Zoom In(Tele)] or [Zoom Out(Wide)].

If you started the zoom operation with the assigned Fn button, you cannot then enlarge/reduce with image_front-dial_s / image_rear-dial_s .

When using a power zoom lens, crop zoom works after enlarging the optical zoom to the maximum.

Step zoom

You can switch the crop zoom rate ([Image Area of Video]).

FULL, PIXEL/PIXEL

Press character_left character_right .

You can also switch by pressing the Fn button assigned with [Crop Zoom Increment(Step)].

When using a power zoom lens, you can switch the crop zoom rate after enlarging the optical zoom to the maximum.

Confirm your selection.

Press button_menu-set or button_joy-stick-push_s .

Touch Zoom and the Fn buttons [Zoom In(Tele)], [Zoom Out(Wide)], and [Crop Zoom Increment(Step)] can also be used in the recording screen.

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[Rec Quality]	Maximum crop zoom rate
5.8K video, 5.7K video, 4.4K video	—
C4K video/4K video (120p/100p)	—
C4K video (60p/50p/48p/30p/25p/24p)	Approx. 1.3×
4K video (60p/50p/48p/30p/25p/24p)	Approx. 1.4×
FHD video (240p/200p/120p/100p)	—
FHD video (60p/50p/48p/30p/25p/24p)	Approx. 2.7×

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The [Focal Length Display Setting] settings work together across the following menus:

– [Crop Zoom(Photo)]

– [Crop Zoom(Video)]

When the following functions are being used, [Crop Zoom(Video)] is not available:

– [Rec Quality] for a high frame rate video exceeding a recording frame rate of 60.00p

– [Variable Frame Rate] exceeding a frame rate of 60 fps

– [Live Cropping]

When [Crop Zoom(Video)] is set to [ON], power consumption increases and the battery is consumed faster. The temperature increase in the camera is also faster.

[Power Zoom Lens]

This sets the zoom operation when using a lens that supports power zoom (motorized zoom).

This is available when using a supported interchangeable lens.

button_menu-set [] [] Select [Power Zoom Lens]

[Step Zoom]	When you operate the zoom with this setting [ON], the zoom will stop at preset focal length positions. This is not possible during video recording.
[Zoom Speed(Photo)]	You can set the zoom speed for zoom operations. [H], [M], [L], [SL] If you set [Step Zoom] to [ON], the zoom speed will not change.
[Zoom Speed(Video)]
[Zoom Ring]	This can be selected when a lens compatible with power zoom that has a zoom lever and zoom ring is mounted on the camera. The operations with the zoom ring are disabled when set to [OFF] to prevent erroneous operation.