Canon PowerShot SX10 IS User Manual page 71

About the Safety Zoom
Depending on the number of recording pixels set, you can shift from
optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing up to a factor where the
image quality does not deteriorate (Safety Zoom).
reaching the maximum zoom factor without image deterioration.
Pressing the zoom lever toward
further (not available during movie shooting.).
Depending on the number of recording pixels set, the Safety Zoom
zone (factor) varies as follows (
at which zooming pauses).
Recording pixels Optical zoom
The color of
the zoom bar
The digital zoom cannot be used in
White ( ) Yellow (
Zone without deterioration
again allows you to zoom even
: the number is the zoom factor
Digital zoom
)
Zone with deterioration
(Widescreen) mode.
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displays when
Blue ( )