Canon PowerShot SD500 User Guide
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Using the Digital Zoom
When the LCD monitor is on, images can be zoomed to approximately 3.6,
4.5, 5.8, 7.2, 9.0 or 12x with the combined optical and digital zoom
functions.
4.5, 5.8, 7.2, 9.0 or 12x with the combined optical and digital zoom
functions.
The digital zoom cannot be used when the LCD monitor is turned off.
• The digital zoom can also be used in movie mode (standard).
• Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.
• Images become coarser the more they are digitally zoomed.
1
Press the DISP. button to turn the
LCD monitor on.
LCD monitor on.
2
In the
(Rec.) menu, select
[Digital Zoom].
See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 47).
3
Use the
or
button to select
[On] and press the MENU button.
The display will return to the Shooting
screen.
screen.
4
Press the zoom lever toward
.
• The combined optical and digital zoom
factor appears on the LCD monitor.
• When you press the zoom lever toward
, the zoom stops when the lens
reaches the maximum optical telephoto
setting (when shooting still images).
Press the zoom lever toward
setting (when shooting still images).
Press the zoom lever toward
again to
activate the digital zoom and further zoom
the image digitally.
the image digitally.
• Press the zoom lever toward
to zoom
out.