Canon 300 HS - Manual (Page 66)

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects (Digital Zoom)
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Digital Tele-Converter
The focal length of the lens can be increased by an equivalent of 1.4x or 2.3x.
This enables a faster shutter speed and less chance of camera shake than
the zoom (including digital zoom) used by itself at the same zoom factor.
The images may appear coarse, however, depending on the combination of
recording pixel
(p. 73) and digital tele-converter settings used.
Choose [Digital Zoom].
∆ Press the n button.
∆ Press the qr buttons to choose the 4
tab.
∆ Press the op buttons or turn the – dial
to choose [Digital Zoom].
Make the setting.
∆ Press the qr buttons to choose a
magnification.
∆ Pressing the n button will restore the
shooting screen.
The view will be enlarged and the zoom
factor will appear on the screen.
∆ To return to standard digital zoom, choose
[Digital Zoom] and the [Standard] option.
• Using [1.4x] at a recording pixel setting of or will cause image
deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in blue).
• Using [2.3x] at a recording pixel setting of , or will cause image
deterioration (the zoom factor will appear in blue).
• The respective equivalent focal lengths when using [1.4x] and [2.3x] are
39.2 – 147.0 mm and 64.4 – 241.5 mm (35mm film equivalent).
• The digital tele-converter cannot be used together with the digital zoom.
What if the zoom factor appears in blue?