Canon PowerShot SX410 IS - Manual (Page 33)

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Setting Menu
7
Accessories
8
Appendix
Index
4
P Mode
● To deactivate digital zoom, choose MENU (= 25) ► [ ] tab
► [Digital Zoom] ► [Off].
Using the Self-Timer
Still Images Movies
With the self-timer, you can include yourself in group photos or other
timed shots. The camera will shoot about 10 seconds after you press the
shutter button.
1
Configure the setting.
● Press the [ ] button, press the [ ][ ]
buttons to choose [ ], and then press
the [ ] button.
● Once the setting is complete, [ ] is
displayed.
2
Shoot.
● For Still Images: Press the shutter button
halfway to focus on the subject, and then
press it all the way down.
● For Movies: Press the movie button.
Common, Convenient Features
Still Images Movies
Zooming In Closer on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom,
use digital zoom for up to about 160x enlargement.
1
Move the zoom lever toward [ ].
● Hold the lever until zooming stops.
● Zooming stops at the largest possible
zoom factor (before the image becomes
noticeably grainy), which is then indicated
on the screen.
2
Move the zoom lever toward [ ]
again.
● The camera zooms in even closer on the
subject.
● (1) is the current zoom factor.
● Moving the zoom lever will display the zoom bar (which indicates
the zoom position). The color of the zoom bar will change
depending on the zoom range.
- White range: optical zoom range where the image will not
appear grainy.
- Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not
noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
- Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
● Because the blue range will not be available at some resolution
settings (= 37), the maximum zoom factor can be achieved by
following step 1.
(1)