Canon POWERSHOT A1000IS User Manual page 61

The digital zoom can zoom up to 16x and capture subjects too far away for
the optical zoom (p. 22). The images may appear rough, however,
depending on the recording pixel setting (p. 70) and the zoom factor used.
Move thezoom ever t oward
Hold the zoom lever until zooming stops.
Release the zoom lever and then
move it toward E_-Iagain.
The camera will zoom in further on the
subject.
image Deterioration Zones with Digital Zoom
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No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)
Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)
Zoom factor at which zooming stops for a moment (safety zoom)
To turn off the digital zoom, press the Q button, select the i_1 tab, and then
select the [Digital Zoom] menu item and [Off] option,
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