Techniques for shooting with the zoom (on the telephoto end) (PowerShot G15)
18-Sep-2012
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Solution
If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 20x enlargement.
- Set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard]
Press the <MENU> button (
), and from the [Shooting] tab (
) set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].
), and from the [Shooting] tab () set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].
IMPORTANT
- If the data type for the image is set to something other than [JPEG] (
), the [Digital Zoom] cannot be used. - The [Digital Zoom] cannot be used in the following modes.
- [Movie Digest] (
),[Smooth Skin] (
),[High-speed Burst HQ] (
),[Handheld NightScene] (
),[Creative Filters] (
),[Stitch Assist] (
),[Super Slow Motion Movie] (
)
),[Smooth Skin] (),[High-speed Burst HQ] (),[Handheld NightScene] (),[Creative Filters] (),[Stitch Assist] (),[Super Slow Motion Movie] ()NOTE
- The focal lengths when using the optical zoom and digital zoom together are as follows (all focal lengths are 35mm film equivalent): 28 – 560 mm (28 – 140 mm when using the optical zoom alone)
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).
To shoot with the [Digital zoom] without causing the image quality to degrade, please shoot within the range of the ZoomPlus.
NOTE
- The range of the ZoomPlus changes according to the pixel count that is set.
With the [Digital Tele-Converter] setting, the focal length of the lens can be increased by a factor equivalent to 1.5x or 2.0x. This makes it possible to increase the agnification without compromising the brightness of the lens even more than increasing the magnification to the same rate in ordinary zoom operations (including digital zoom), enabling you to shoot with a faster shutter speed, thereby minimizing camera shake and subject blurring.
- Set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.5x] or [2.0x]
Press the <MENU> button (), and from the [Shooting] tab () set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.5x] or [2.0x].
), and from the [Shooting] tab () set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.5x] or [2.0x].
IMPORTANT
- A recording pixel setting of [Large] (
) or [Medium 1] (
) will cause images to appear coarse (the zoom factor will appear in blue). - The [Digital tele-converter] cannot be used together with the digital zoom.
- If the data type for the image is set to something other than [JPEG] (), the [Digital Zoom] cannot be used.
- If the <Mode dial> is set to any of the following modes, neither digital tele-converter 1.5x nor digital tele-converter 2.0x can be set.
- [AUTO](
),[Movie Digest](),[SCN](
),[Creative Filters](),[Movie](
)
),[Movie Digest](),[SCN](),[Creative Filters](),[Movie]()NOTE
- The respective focal lengths when using [1.5x] and [2.0x] are 42.0 – 210.0 mm and 56.0 – 280.0 mm (35mm film equivalent).
By mounting the [TC-DC58E] tele-converter (sold separately), you can shoot telephoto shots (at 1.4x the focal length of the camera).
For information on how to attach the [TC-DC58E] tele-converter (sold separately), please see