You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and optical zooms. The focal lengths (35mm film equivalent) and characteristics are as follows.

Option Focal Length

Standard 35 - 560 mm

Off

35 -

140 mm

1.6x

56 -

224 mm

2.0x 70 - 280 mm

Characteristics

You can shoot at a maximum zoom

factor of approximately 16x using a combination of the optical and digital zoom features.

Shoots without using the digital zoom.

The digital zoom locks at the selected factor and the focal length shifts to the telephoto setting.

Compared with the [Standard] and [Off] options at a similar angle of view, this option uses a higher shutter speed to reduce the potential for camera shake.

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Canon SD850 IS manual Option Focal Length, Off 140 mm 224 mm, Characteristics