Using The Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter - Canon PowerShot SD900 Digital Elph User Manual

Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-
Converter
Shooting Mode
You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and
optical zooms. The focal lengths (35 mm film equivalent) and
characteristics are as follows.
Option Focal Length
Standard 37 – 444 mm
Off 37 – 111 mm
1.4x 51.8 – 155 mm
2.3x 85.1 – 255 mm
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is
turned off.
The digital zoom cannot be used in the
mode) or the
1
(Rec.) Menu
[Standard]*/[Off]/[1.4x]/[2.3x].
See Menus and Settings (p. 23).
*Default setting.
Standard
See Using the Digital Zoom (p. 36).
1.4x/2.3x
See Using the Digital Tele-Con-
verter (p. 36).
You can shoot at a maximum zoom
factor of approximately 12 times using
a combination of the optical and digital
zoom features.
Shoots without using the digital zoom.
The digital zoom locks at the selected
factor and the focal length shifts to the
telephoto setting.
Compared with the [Standard] and [Off]
options at a similar angle of view, this
option uses a higher shutter speed to
reduce the potential for camera shake.
*Cannot be used in
(Widescreen) mode.
[Digital Zoom]
Characteristics
mode.
or (Postcard
35