Product Description

24–70mm Vario-Tessar T zoom lens by Carl Zeiss, with constant F4 aperture. Optical steady shot image stabilisation.Standard zoom lens 35mm full frame, e-mount, steady shot image stabilisation compatibility: E-mount full frame cameras, e-mount APS-C cameras. The zoom feature of the camera provides a higher magnification zoom by combining various zoom features. You can use other zoom features when you set the Zoom Setting to something other than the Optical zoom only. Depending on the type of lens used, the Zoom function can be called up differently. When using Powered zoom lenses - the Zoom function can be called up by sliding the zoom lever on the lens. When using Manual zoom lenses and Prime lenses - the Zoom function can be called up by going through the Menu and under the Camera Settings or by assigning the Zoom function to one of the customizable buttons. The assigned button must be pressed each time the Zoom function will be used. The default setting for the Zoom Setting is Optical zoom only. The default setting for Image Size is [L]. To use the smart zoom change Image Size to [M] or [S]. Zoom functions other than the optical zoom are not available when shooting in the following situations: Sweep Panorama, Smile/Face Detect. is set to Smile Shutter, Image Quality is set to RAW or RAW & JPEG, Image Record Setting is set to 120p 50M/100p 50M. You cannot use the Smart Zoom function with movies. When a power zoom lens is mounted, you cannot use Zoom under MENU. If you enlarge image past the optical zoom range, the product automatically switches to another Zoom function than the optical zoom. When you use a Zoom function other than the optical zoom, Metering Mode is fixed to Multi. When you use another zoom function than the optical zoom, the following functions are not available: Face Detection, Lock-on AutoFocus, Image Auto Object Framing.

Manufacturer's Description

Note: When an APS-C format lens is attached to a 35mm Full Frame camera, images are recorded in APS-C format. When mounted on α series cameras with APS-C type sensor, the actual angle of view will be equal to the angle obtained at a focal-length approx. 1.5 times longer than stated.