Confused about x70 D.Extender! at DVinfo.net

Andy Wason · July 25th, 2015, 06:55 AM

I'm shooting a wedding later today and i'm restricted to the balcony, so I want to use the clear zoom feature, but not the digital zoom.
If I select Clear image zoom in the menu, is that what the D.Extender button turns on and off, or is it turning on digital zoom? It's not very clear in the manual.
Andy

Ricky Sharp · July 25th, 2015, 01:04 PM

The D.Extender button (default quick access button #6) will just turn Digital Extender on/off. It's independent of how you have your zoom settings (e.g. if on only optical, or using optical plus clear image zoom).

AFAIK, there's no quick way to toggle clear image zoom on/off (e.g. assigning a button to bring up the zoom settings).

Andy Wason · July 29th, 2015, 10:05 AM

Thanks Ricky, so the D.Extender is essentially just doing a 50% crop factor on the sensor? (and giving a corresponding loss in resolution?)

July 25th, 2015, 06:55 AM	#1
Andy Wason Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ridgeway, Ontario Posts: 79	Confused about x70 D.Extender! I'm shooting a wedding later today and i'm restricted to the balcony, so I want to use the clear zoom feature, but not the digital zoom. If I select Clear image zoom in the menu, is that what the D.Extender button turns on and off, or is it turning on digital zoom? It's not very clear in the manual. Andy

July 25th, 2015, 01:04 PM	#2
Ricky Sharp Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 180	Re: Confused about x70 D.Extender! The D.Extender button (default quick access button #6) will just turn Digital Extender on/off. It's independent of how you have your zoom settings (e.g. if on only optical, or using optical plus clear image zoom). AFAIK, there's no quick way to toggle clear image zoom on/off (e.g. assigning a button to bring up the zoom settings).

July 29th, 2015, 10:05 AM	#3
Andy Wason Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ridgeway, Ontario Posts: 79	Re: Confused about x70 D.Extender! Thanks Ricky, so the D.Extender is essentially just doing a 50% crop factor on the sensor? (and giving a corresponding loss in resolution?)