To zoom in on a photo displayed in full-frame playback, press the X button or the center of the multi selector or give the display two quick taps. [FX (36×24)]-format photos can be zoomed in to maximum of approximately 21× (Large pictures), 16× (Medium), or 10× (Small). Faces detected during zoom are indicated by white borders; rotate the sub-command dial to view other faces.

Using Playback Zoom

Operation

Description

Zoom in or out

  • Press the X button or use stretch gestures to zoom in.

  • To zoom out, press W (M) or use pinch gestures.

A navigation window is displayed when the zoom ratio is altered, with the area currently visible indicated by a yellow border. A bar below the navigation window shows the zoom ratio, turning green at 1:1. The navigation window clears from the display after a few seconds.

View other areas of image

Use the multi selector or glide gestures to view areas of image not visible in the monitor. Keep the multi selector pressed to scroll rapidly to other areas of frame.

Crop picture *

To crop the picture to the area currently visible in the monitor, press i and select [Quick crop].

Select faces

Faces detected during zoom are indicated by white borders in the navigation window. Rotate the sub-command dial or tap the on-screen guide to view other faces.

View other pictures

Rotate the main command dial to view the same location in other photos without changing the zoom ratio (selecting a movie cancels zoom). You can also view other photos by tapping the e or f icon at the bottom of the display.

Protect pictures

Press the g (h/Q) button to toggle protection for the current picture on or off ( Protecting Pictures from Deletion ).

Resume shooting

Press the shutter-release button halfway or press the K button to exit to shooting mode.

View menus

Press the G button to view the menus.

  • [Quick crop] is not available in the i menu when RGB histograms are displayed ( RGB Histogram ).