Canon GL1 GL1 Instruction Manual - Page 24

Zooming E W Zoom out Zoom in T ZOOM W T Quick Overview 20× optical zoom Operate the zoom controls from either the side grip, the camera handle or the wireless controller. The camera's 20× zoom lens allows you to choose the best picture angle for each scene: • Press the zoom control towards W to zoom out to wide-angle. • Press it towards T to zoom in to telephoto. You can control the speed of zooming from the side grip: • Press the control slightly to zoom slowly. • Press it farther to zoom more quickly. (The farther you press the zoom control, the faster the zoom speed.) The T and W buttons on the wireless controller and the camera handle adjust the picture angle, but not the zoom speed. Set the handle-top zoom control to one of three speeds. Open the camera menu and select ZOOM HANDLE , then set it to LOW, MEDIUM or FAST. The speed of the zoom control on the wireless controller cannot be adjusted. 40×/100× digital zoom Turn the digital zoom on by choosing D.ZOOM from the camera menu, to magnify the camera's zoom range by up to 5×. (see p. 34) D.ZOOM¥¥¥¥¥¥40× The zoom control continues to work as usual. You can freely zoom in and out between 1× and 40× or 1× and 100× magnification - the camera automatically switches between optical zooming (up to 20×) and digital zooming (20× to 100×). Notes: • When zooming, as a rule, keep at least one meter between you and your subject. However when the zoom is at the wide-angle position, you can focus on a subject as close as 3/8 in (1 cm). • Image resolution decreases the further you zoom towards 100× in digital zoom range. • When the digital zoom is set to 40×, the zoom indicator extends (light blue). When the digital zoom is set to 100× zoom, the zoom indicator extends again (a darker blue). 24