Canon PowerShot SX10 IS PowerShot SX10 IS Camera User Guide - Page 71

69 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 during movie shooting.). 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 Commonly Used Shooting Functions The color of the zoom bar White ( ) Yellow ( ) Blue ( ) Zone without deterioration Zone with deterioration The digital zoom cannot be used in (Widescreen) mode.