Canon G10 PowerShot G10 Camera User Guide - Page 72

70 About the Safety Zoom Depending on the number of recording pixels set, you can shift from optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing up to a factor where the image quality does not deteriorate (Safety Zoom). displays when reaching the maximum zoom factor without image deterioration. Pressing the zoom lever toward again allows you to zoom even further (not available in ). Depending on the number of recording pixels set, the Safety Zoom zone (factor) varies as follows ( : the number is the zoom factor at which zooming pauses). Recording pixels Optical zoom Digital zoom The color of the zoom bar White ( ) Yellow ( ) Zone without deterioration Blue ( ) Zone with deterioration z The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off. z The digital zoom cannot be used in or mode.