Canon SD880 IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
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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.
XIf you release the zoom lever, the largest
possible zoom factor without image
deterioration, and will appear.
Move it toward i again.
XThe subject will enlarge even more with
the digital zoom, and the zoom factor will
appear in blue.
Zones Where Images Deteriorate
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.
i Zooming in More Closely on
Subjects (Digital Zoom)
When the zoom temporarily stops
Recording Pixels Optical Zoom Digital Zoom
: No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)
: Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)
4.0x
4.0x
4.0x
4.0x
4.0x
5.6x
9.1x
16x
COPY