Canon SX30IS Digital Camera User Manual


 
Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
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Digital Tele-Converter
The focal length of the lens can be increased by approx. 1.7x or approx. 2.1x.
This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than
the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom factor. The
images may appear coarse, however, depending on the combination of
recording pixel (p. 74) and digital tele-converter settings used.
Choose [Digital Zoom].
Press the n button.
Press the qr buttons to choose the 4
tab.
Press the op buttons or turn the  dial
to choose [Digital Zoom].
Accept the setting.
Press the qr buttons to choose a
magnification.
Pressing the
n
button will restore the
shooting screen.
XThe view will be enlarged and the zoom
factor will appear on the screen.
To return to standard digital zoom, choose
[Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.
What if the zoom factor appears in blue?
Using this function at a recording pixel setting of , or will cause image
deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in blue).
The respective focal lengths when using [1.7x] and [2.1x] are 40.8 –
1428 mm and 50.4 – 1764 mm (35mm film equivalent).
The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.
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