Canon PowerShot A570IS PowerShot A570 IS Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 31

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter

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Shooting Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter Shooting Mode * * Digital tele-converter cannot be set. You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting. The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows: Selection Standard Off 1.5x 1.9x Focal Length 35 - 560 mm 35 - 140 mm 52.5 - 210 mm 66.5 - 266 mm Shooting Characteristics Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to 16x with digital and optical zoom combined. In , this setting is only available in Standard mode. Enables shooting without digital zoom. Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom factor, and the focal length shifts to maximum telephoto. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than a shot taken at the same angle of view with [Standard] or [Off]. z The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off. z The digital zoom cannot be used in or (Postcard), or (Widescreen) modes. 1 (Rec.) Menu [Digital Zoom] [Off]/[1.5x]/[1.9x]. See Menus and Settings (p. 19). [Standard]*/ * Default setting. z When using [Standard]: See Shooting with the Digital Zoom (p. 30). z When using [1.5x], [1.9x]: See Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter (p. 30) 29

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Shooting
* Digital tele-converter cannot be set.
You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting.
The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film
equivalent) are as follows:
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter
Shooting Mode
Selection
Focal Length
Shooting Characteristics
Standard
35 – 560 mm
Enables shooting at zoom factors of
up to 16x with digital and optical
zoom combined. In
, this setting
is only available in Standard
mode
.
Off
35 – 140 mm
Enables shooting without digital
zoom.
1.5x
52.5 – 210 mm
Digital zoom is fixed at the selected
zoom factor, and the focal length
shifts to maximum telephoto. This
enables a faster shutter speed and
less chance of camera shake than a
shot taken at the same angle of view
with [Standard] or [Off].
1.9x
66.5 – 266 mm
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is
turned off.
The digital zoom cannot be used in
or
(Postcard),
or
(Widescreen) modes.
1
(Rec.) Menu
[Digital Zoom]
[Standard]*/
[Off]/[1.5x]/[1.9x].
See Menus and Settings (p. 19).
* Default setting.
When using [Standard]:
See
Shooting with the Digital Zoom
(p. 30).
When using [1.5x], [1.9x]:
See
Shooting with the Digital Tele-Converter
(p. 30)
*