Canon 970 IS manual Commonly Used Shooting Functions, Using the Optical Zoom

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Commonly Used Shooting Functions

You can also use the control dial to select shooting modes or FUNC. menu options. See p. 43.

Using the Optical Zoom

The zoom can be adjusted from 37 – 185 mm (focal length) in 35mm film equivalent terms.

1

Press the zoom lever toward or .

• Wide Angle: Zooms out from the subject.

• Telephoto: Zooms in on the subject.

Using the Digital Zoom/

Digital Tele-Converter

Available Shooting Modes p. 232

You can combine digital zoom with optical zoom when shooting. The available shooting characteristics and focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) are as follows.

Selection	Focal Length	Shooting Characteristics
Standard	37 – 740 mm	Enables shooting at zoom factors of up to
		20x with digital and optical zoom combined.
Off	37 – 185 mm	Enables shooting without digital zoom.
		Digital zoom is fixed at the selected zoom
1.4x	51.8 – 259 mm	factor, and the focal length shifts to
		maximum telephoto.
		This enables a faster shutter speed and
2.3x	85.1 – 425.5 mm	less chance of camera shake than a shot
		taken at the same angle of view with
		[Standard] or [Off].