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Basic functions
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The camera blur warning icon ( ) will appear
at the center of the LCD monitor and the
upper indicator will flash red when there is
insufficient light. Activate the flash or secure
the camera on a tripod before shooting.
Setting the Zoom
The zoom can be adjusted to any setting in the
35 to 70 mm range for the PowerShot S10 and
the 32 to 64 mm range for the PowerShot S20
in 35 mm film equivalent terms.
Telephoto/Wide Angle Settings
Button: zooms in on subject (telephoto).
Subject appears closer.
Button: zooms out from subject (wide angle).
Subject appears more distant.
Confirm the setting
with the zoom
indicator.
Digital Zoom
The digital zoom function can be activated by
continuing to press the button after it seems
to have reached the end. It will further zoom the
center of the field by 2 or 4 times. (This function
combines the optical zoom with a digital
teleconverter feature. Please note that the
resolution is not enhanced when an image is
zoomed.)
The digital zoom can be activated when the LCD
monitor is on and the digital zoom function (p. 47)
is set to On in the Recording menu.
• The image shown in the LCD monitor will
be coarse when the digital zoom is active.
You can confirm the true quality of the
recorded image immediately after
recording. See Review Feature. (p. 48)
Shortcut
Double-click the button with the
lens zoomed out to its furthest extent
to activate the digital zoom function
directly.
The digital zoom
range is indicated
by the blue portion
(information view).