Canon PowerShot A510, PowerShot A520 Digital Zoom, (Digital Zoom), 5Shoot the image, 4Press the zoom lever toward, 2In the [(Rec.)] menu, select, Press the DISP. button to turn the LCD monitor on

Shooting – The Basics

Digital Zoom

Mode Dial

Images can be zoomed with the combined optical and digital zoom functions as follows.

PowerShot A520:

Approx. 5.7x, 7.1x, 8.9x, 11x and 14x

PowerShot A510:

Approx. 5.1x, 6.4x, 8.0x, 9.8x and 13x

1Press the DISP. button to turn the LCD monitor on.

2In the [(Rec.)] menu, select

(Digital Zoom).

zSee Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 66).

3Select [On] using the or button and press the MENU button.

4Press the zoom lever toward .

z The lens will zoom to the maximum optical telephoto setting and stop. Press the zoom lever toward again to further zoom the image digitally.

z Press the lever toward to zoom back out.

The combined magnifications of the optical zoom and digital zoom are displayed.

5Shoot the image.

z Shooting procedures are the same as for the mode (p. 33).

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

z Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.

z Since camera shake may become a factor when using the digital zoom, the use of a tripod is recommended.

Basics The

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