Canon PowerShot SD890 IS PowerShot SD890 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 970 IS Camera User - Page 64

62 Commonly Used Shooting Functions You can also use the control dial to select shooting modes or FUNC. menu options. See p. 43. Using the Optical Zoom The zoom can be adjusted from 37 - 185 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms. 1 Press the zoom lever toward or . • Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject. • Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject. Using the Digital Zoom/ Digital Tele-Converter Available Shooting Modes p. 238 You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting. The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows. Selection Focal Length Shooting Characteristics Standard 37 - 740 mm Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to 20x with digital and optical zoom combined. Off 37 - 185 mm Enables shooting without digital zoom. Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom 1.4x 51.8 - 259 mm factor, and the focal length shifts to maximum telephoto. This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than a shot 2.3x 85.1 - 425.5 mm taken at the same angle of view with [Standard] or [Off].