Shooting With The Digital Zoom - Canon IXUS 80 IS User Manual

Safety Zoom Zone
This camera is equipped with a Safety Zoom feature that shifts from
optical zoom to digital zoom without pausing until image quality is lost
at any given recording pixel setting. The
maximum zoom setting before image quality is lost and you can
advance the zoom further by pressing the zoom lever toward the
icon again. The Safety Zoom zone changes according to the selected
recording pixel setting as shown below.
Safety Zoom Factor
Recording
Optical Zoom
Pixels
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is
turned off.
The digital zoom cannot be used in
(Widescreen) modes.

Shooting with the Digital Zoom

1
Select [Digital Zoom].
1. Press the
2. In the
button to select [Digital Zoom].
Zone without deterioration
button.
menu, use the
icon will display at the
Digital Zoom
Zone with deterioration
(Date Stamp) or
or
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