Canon POWERSHOT A3100IS User Manual page 59

Zooming in C|oseJy on Subjects
{Digita| Zoom)
You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum equivalent of 16x
and capture subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom to enlarge.
The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixe[
setting (p. 68) and the zoom factor used.
Press the zoom button toward E_J.
_ Hold the button until zooming stops.
_, The zoom will stop when the largest
possible zoom factor without image
deterioration has been reached, and the
zoom factor will appear when you release
the zoom button.
2 Press it toward E_-Iagain.
_, The digital zoom will zoom in even further on
the subject.
i What if the zoom factor appears in blue?
Images shot at zoom factors that appear in blue will be coarse.
Turning off the digital zOOmpress
To turn off the digital zoom, the MENU button, choose the O tab,
and choose [Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option.
.. The focal length When using the optical zoom is 35 q140 ram, and the
focal length when using the digita! zoom is 35 - 560 mm (35ram fi!m
equ va ent).
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