Canon 814XL - Manual (Page 85)

on the telephoto side, the same as the case of a
normal telephoto lens, even a little blur is very
noticeable on the screen, so please use a tripod
for zooming.
1. The first thing to ascertain.
It is recommended to comfirm the most effective
time for zooming before pressing the shutter
release.
2. Filming with various zooming speeds.
Manual zooming is used for short or slow
zooming time. For example, when you zoom
slowly, the change of image magnification is not
too noticeable, but if you zoom quickly, you can
cause a shocking effect. This is manual
zooming's special realm.
3. A moving subject can be easily followed by
zooming. The camera can follow a distant sub­
ject even from a stationary position. For exam­
ple, by means of slow zooming, if magnification
is kept constant to film the movement of a per­
son coming towards you, the effect is that the
image on the screen changes without any
change in the size of the person.
4. Just a little zooming.
It is also rather effective to use zooming short of