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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).
z 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 .
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.
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.
The combined
magnifications of the
optical zoom and digital
zoom are displayed.