Shooting Mode
By combining the digital and optical zooms, you can shoot with images zoomed.
PowerShot A430
Still images: approximately 14x max.
(Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.)
Movies (standard): approximately 7.9x max.
PowerShot A420
Still images: approximately 11x max.
(Super macro: approximately 3.6x max.)
Movies (standard): approximately 6.4x max.
z The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.
z The digital zoom cannot be used with 
(Postcard Date Imprint Mode) or 
(Wide) recording pixels.
1
(Rec.) Menu
(Digital Zoom)
[On].
See Menus and Settings (p. 22).
z[On] is the default setting for 
Super Macro and 
Movie (standard).
2Press 
button and shoot.
zThe combined digital and optical zoom setting will display in the LCD monitor.
zWhen you press the 
button, the zoom stops when the lens reaches the maximum optical telephoto setting (when
shooting still images).
Press the 
button again to activate the digital zoom and further zoom the image digitally.
zPress the 
button to zoom out.
32 | Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed. |
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