Zooming in more closely on subjects (digital zoom), Zooming in more closely on, Subjects (digital zoom) – Canon IXUS 990IS User Manual

Page 60: P. 60), Move the zoom lever toward i, Move it toward i again

You can use the digital zoom to zoom up to a maximum of 20x and capture
subjects that are too far away for the optical zoom

to enlarge. The

images may appear coarse, however, depending on the recording pixel
setting

and the zoom factor used.

Move the zoom lever toward

●

Hold the lever until zooming stops.
When you release the zoom lever, the
largest possible zoom factor without
image deterioration will appear.

Move it toward

i again.

The digital zoom will further zoom in on
the subject.

Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate

To turn off the digital zoom, press the

n button, select the 4 tab, and select

[Digital Zoom] and the [Off] option.

Zooming in More Closely on Subjects

(Digital Zoom)

Turning off the digital zoom

The focal length when using digital zoom is 185 – 740 mm (35mm film
equivalent).

: No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)

: Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)

: Maximum zoom factor without deterioration (Safety Zoom)

Recording Pixels

Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom

5.0x

6.1x

7.7x

13x

20x