Zooming In Closely On Subjects (Digital Zoom) - Canon POWERSHOT A3100IS User Manual

Zooming in Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
@ Digita! Te|e-Converter _
The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of
1 .Sx or 2.Ox _1.4x or 2.3x. 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. 68) and digital tele-converter settings used.
Choose [Digital Zoom].
@ Press the MENU button.
@ Press the _F buttons to choose the O tab.
@ Press the A',P" buttons to choose [Digital
Zoom].
2 Accept the setting.
_, Press the _F buttons to choose a
magnification.
_, Pressing the MENU button will restore the
shooting screen.
_. The 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.
l What if the zoom factor appears in blue?
.... U sing _ [1.5x] _ [1.4x] at a recording pixel setting of
L
or M1 will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in
blue).
Using _ [2.0x] [2.3x] at a recording pixel setting of L ,
M1 or M2 will cause image deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in
: blue).
The respective equivalen t focal lengths when using [! .5x] and [2.0x] are
52.5- 210 mm and 70 _ 280 mm (35mm film equivalent):
Uivalent focal lengths 'when using [! .#x] and [2.3x] are
49 - 196 mm and 80.5 C 322 mm (35mm film equivalent).
The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.