Canon Digital IXUS I7, User Manual, Page: 35 / 143

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You can shoot zoomed images using the combined digital and
optical zooms. The focal lengths (35 mm film equivalent) and
characteristics are as follows.
Using the Digital Zoom
Shooting Mode
Option Focal Length Characteristics
On 38 – 360 mm
You can shoot at a maximum zoom
factor of approximately 10x using a
combination of the optical and digital
zoom features.
Off 38 – 90 mm Shoots without using the digital zoom.
The digital zoom cannot be used in the or (Postcard
mode) or the (Widescreen) mode.
1
(Rec.) Menu [Digital Zoom] [On]*/[Off].
See Menus and Settings (p. 23) .
*Default setting.
2
Press the button and shoot.
The combined optical and digital
zoom factor will appear on the LCD
monitor.
Based on the number of recording
pixels set, the Safety Zoom feature
calculates the maximum zoom fac-
tor beyond which image quality will
begin to deteriorate. The digital zoom pauses at this zoom
factor for a moment, and
appears on the LCD monitor.
If you press the button again, you can zoom in even
closer. In this case, the displayed zoom factor changes from
white to blue.
Pressing the button zooms out.