Shooting the subject at the largest zoom factor (PowerShot G7 X Mark II)

If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.

Caution

Getting Started

When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 17x enlargement.

[ : Custom ]*	[ : Manual ]	[ : Aperture value ]
[ : Time value ]	[ : Program AE ]	[ : Hybrid Auto ]
[ : Auto ]	[ : Portrait ]	[ : Panning ]
[ : Underwate ]	[ : Fireworks ]	[ : Standard Movie ]
[ : Manual Movie ]	[ : Time-lapse movie ]	[ : iFrame Movie ]

Using the Digital Zoom

1. Press the [MENU] button.

2. Choose [ ] from the menu screen.

: Move the zoom lever to choose the [ ] tab.

: Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [ ].

3. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [Digital Zoom], and then press the [ ] button.

4. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [Standard], and then press the [ ] button.

5. Move the zoom lever toward [ ].

6. Move the zoom lever toward [ ] again.

is the current zoom factor.

Caution

Caution

Focal length when optical and digital zoom are combined is as follows 24 – 400 mm (35mm film equivalent).

To deactivate digital zoom, press the [MENU] button, choose [ : Digital Zoom], and then choose [Off].

Using ZoomPlus

Depending on how you have set the number of recording pixels and the magnification of the [Digital zoom], the [Zoom bar] () may be displayed in yellow (ZoomPlus).

Using the Digital Tele-converter

With the [Digital Tele-Converter] setting, the focal length of the lens can be increased by approximately 1.6x or 2.0x. This can reduce camera shake because the shutter speed is faster than it would be if you zoomed (including using digital zoom) in to the same zoom factor.

Caution

1. Press the [MENU] button.

2. Choose [ ] from the menu screen.

: Move the zoom lever to choose the [ ] tab.

: Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [ ].

3. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [Digital Zoom], and then press the [ ] button.

4. Press the [ ] , [ ] buttons to choose [1.6x] or [2.0x] as the setting for the [Digital Zoom], and then press the [ ] button.

Caution

The respective focal lengths when using [1.6x] and [2.0x] are 38.4 – 160.0 mm and 48.0 – 200.0 mm (35mm film equivalent).

The shutter speed may be equivalent when you move the zoom lever all the way toward [ ] for maximum telephoto, and when you zoom in to enlarge the subject to the same size using [Digital Zoom].