Canon SD880 PowerShot SD880 IS / DIGITAL IXUS 870 IS Camera User Guide - Page 58

i Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom) You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 16x and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 21) to enlarge. The images may appear rough, however, depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 68) and the zoom factor used. Move the zoom lever toward i. ● Hold the lever until zooming stops. X If you release the zoom lever, the largest possible zoom factor without image deterioration, and will appear. Move it toward i again. X The subject will enlarge even more with the digital zoom, and the zoom factor will appear in blue. Zones Where Images Deteriorate Recording Pixels Optical Zoom Digital Zoom 4.0x 4.0x 4.0x 5.6x 4.0x 9.1x 4.0x 16x : No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white) : Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue) When the zoom temporarily stops If you keep holding the zoom lever, the zoom will temporarily stop at the point where the zoom factor is at its maximum without image deterioration. In and this is at 4.0x, and in at 5.6x, and at 9.1x, but in , it will zoom up to 16x without pausing. 58