Canon PowerShot A510 PowerShot A520/A510 Camera User Guide - Page 49

Digital Zoom.

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The Basics Digital Zoom Mode Dial Images can be zoomed with the combined optical and digital zoom functions as follows. PowerShot A520: Approx. 5.7x, 7.1x, 8.9x, 11x and 14x PowerShot A510: Approx. 5.1x, 6.4x, 8.0x, 9.8x and 13x 1 Press the DISP. button to turn the LCD monitor on. 2 In the [ (Rec.)] menu, select (Digital Zoom). z See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 66). 3 Select [On] using the or button and press the MENU button. Shooting - The Basics 4 Press the zoom lever toward . z The lens will zoom to the maximum optical telephoto setting and stop. Press the zoom lever toward again to further zoom the image digitally. z Press the lever toward to zoom back out. The combined magnifications of the optical zoom and digital zoom are displayed. 5 Shoot the image. z Shooting procedures are the same as for the mode (p. 33). The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is off. z Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed. z Since camera shake may become a factor when using the digital zoom, the use of a tripod is recommended. 47

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Shooting – The Basics
The Basics
Digital Zoom
Images can be zoomed with the combined
optical and digital zoom functions as follows.
PowerShot A520:
Approx. 5.7x, 7.1x, 8.9x, 11x and 14x
PowerShot A510:
Approx. 5.1x, 6.4x, 8.0x, 9.8x and 13x
1
Press the DISP. button to turn the
LCD monitor on.
2
In the [
(Rec.)]
menu, select
(Digital Zoom).
See
Selecting Menus and
Settings
(p. 66).
3
Select [On] using the
or
button and press the MENU
button.
Mode Dial
4
Press the zoom lever toward
.
The lens will zoom to the maximum optical
telephoto setting and stop. Press the zoom
lever toward
again to further zoom the
image digitally.
Press the lever toward
to zoom back out.
5
Shoot the image.
Shooting procedures are the same as for the
mode (p. 33).
The digital zoom cannot be used when the
LCD monitor is off.
Images become coarser the more they are
digitally zoomed.
Since camera shake may become a factor
when using the digital zoom, the use of a
tripod is recommended.
The combined
magnifications of the
optical zoom and digital
zoom are displayed.