Canon POWERSHOT A470 Getting Started page 94

Safety Zoom Zone
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).
The
ac
icon displays at the maximum zoom factor without image
deterioration and you can advance the zoom further by pressing the
[tJ
button again (not available in
Gl).
Safety Zoom Factor
Recording
pixels
I!
Optical Zoom
3.4x
-+
Digital Zoom
• I I
Optical Zoom (Zone without deterioration)
• I·
i'I~-,~,k:J Digital Zoom (Zone without deterioration)
• Digital Zoom (Zoom with deterioration)