Using The Zoom (Focal Length) - Canon PowerShot G6 User Manual

Using the Zoom (Focal Length)

The zoom can be adjusted from 35 to 140 mm (equivalent to 35mm
film format).
Telephoto
Wide
Angle
Zoom Bar
Digital Zoom
An image already zoomed with the optical
zoom lens can be further zoomed digitally up
to an approximate factor of 16 (p. 77).
The factor displays after the zoom operation.
The digital zoom cannot be used with certain Shooting modes
(p. 206).
The more the image is zoomed digitally, the coarser its image
quality becomes.
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Telephoto/Wide Angle
Turning the zoom lever toward
the subject (telephoto). Turning the zoom
lever toward
subject (wide angle). The zoom bar appears
during the zoom operation.
decreases the size of the
magnifies