Canon A710 PowerShot A710 IS Camera User Guide Camera User Guide Advanced - Page 31

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter

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The following icons appear on the LCD monitor. [Continuous] [Shoot Only] [Panning] [Converter] setting Reference in Rec. menu Page None WC-DC58N/ TC-DC58N/250D p. 113 z If you select [Shoot Only] or [Panning] in shooting mode (still images) and then switch to mode, the setting will change to [Continuous]. z Camera shake may not be fully corrected when shooting with slow shutter speeds, such as with evening shots. Use of a tripod is recommended. z If camera shake is too strong, it may not be fully corrected. z Hold the camera horizontally while panning (stabilization does not work when the camera is held vertically). Shooting Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter Shooting Mode *1 *2 *1 Cannot be set in and modes. *2 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 - 840 mm 35 - 210 mm 52.5 - 315 mm 66.5 - 399 mm Shooting Characteristics Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to 24x 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]. 29

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Shooting
The following icons appear on the LCD monitor.
*1 Cannot be set in
and
modes.
*2 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:
[Continuous]
[Shoot Only]
[Panning]
[Converter] setting
in Rec. menu
Reference
Page
None
p. 113
WC-DC58N/
TC-DC58N/250D
If you select [Shoot Only] or [Panning] in shooting mode
(still images) and then switch to
mode, the setting will
change to [Continuous].
Camera shake may not be fully corrected when shooting
with slow shutter speeds, such as with evening shots. Use
of a tripod is recommended.
If camera shake is too strong, it may not be fully corrected.
Hold the camera horizontally while panning (stabilization
does not work when the camera is held vertically).
Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter
Shooting Mode
Selection
Focal Length
Shooting Characteristics
Standard
35 – 840 mm
Enables shooting at zoom factors of
up to 24x with digital and optical
zoom combined. In
, this setting
is only available in Standard
mode
.
Off
35 – 210 mm
Enables shooting without digital
zoom.
1.5x
52.5 – 315 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 – 399 mm
*
1
*
2