Subjects (Digital Zoom) - Canon POWERSHOT A480 User Manual

You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 13x and capture
subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom (p. 20) to enlarge. The
images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel
setting (p. 64) and the zoom factor used.
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Press the zoom button toward ESq.
Hold the button until zooming stops.
When you release the button, the largest
possible zoom factor without image
deterioration, and SJ_ will appear.
Press the zoom button toward E_-I
again.
The digital zoom will further zoom in on
the subject.
Zoom Factors at which images Deteriorate
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M1 [ 3.3x
M2
M3 [
S [
[] No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)
W " Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)
: Maximum zoom factor without deterioration (Safety Zoom)
To turn off the digital zoom, press the MENU button, select the O tab, and select
[Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option.
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