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Using the Digital Zoom

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Using the Digital Zoom Shooting Mode By combining the digital and optical zooms, you can shoot with images zoomed. PowerShot A430 Still images: approximately 14x max. (Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.) Movies (standard): approximately 7.9x max. PowerShot A420 Still images: approximately 11x max. (Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.) Movies (standard): approximately 6.4x max. z The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off. z The digital zoom cannot be used with (Postcard Date Imprint Mode) or (Wide) recording pixels. 1 (Rec.) Menu (Digital Zoom) See Menus and Settings (p. 22). z[On] is the default setting for Super Macro and Movie (standard). [On]. 2 Press button and shoot. zThe combined digital and optical zoom setting will display in the LCD monitor. zWhen you press the button, the zoom stops when the lens reaches the maximum optical telephoto setting (when shooting still images). Press the button again to activate the digital zoom and further zoom the image digitally. zPress the button to zoom out. 32 Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.

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By combining the digital and optical zooms, you can shoot with
images zoomed.
PowerShot A430
Still images: approximately 14x max.
(Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.)
Movies (standard): approximately 7.9x max.
PowerShot A420
Still images: approximately 11x max.
(Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.)
Movies (standard): approximately 6.4x max.
Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.
Using the Digital Zoom
Shooting Mode
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is
turned off.
The digital zoom cannot be used with
(Postcard
Date Imprint Mode) or
(Wide) recording pixels.
1
(Rec.) Menu
(Digital Zoom)
[On].
See
Menus and Settings
(p. 22).
[On] is the default setting for
Super Macro and
Movie
(standard).
2
Press
button and shoot.
The combined digital and optical zoom setting will display in
the LCD monitor.
When you press the
button, the zoom stops when the
lens reaches the maximum optical telephoto setting (when
shooting still images).
Press the
button again to activate the digital zoom and
further zoom the image digitally.
Press the
button to zoom out.