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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 icon will display at 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

Digital Zoom

Pixels

 

 

Zone without deterioration Zone with deterioration

zThe digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.

zThe digital zoom cannot be used in (Date Stamp) or (Widescreen) modes.

Shooting with the Digital Zoom

1 Select [Digital Zoom].

1.Press the button.

2. In the menu, use the or button to select [Digital Zoom].

Commonly Used Shooting Functions

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Canon 85IS manual Safety Zoom Zone, Shooting with the Digital Zoom Select Digital Zoom, Safety Zoom Factor