Techniques for shooting with the zoom (on the telephoto end) (PowerShot SX520 HS)

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

Using the digital zoom

When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 168x enlargement.

1. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button, choose [Digital Zoom] on the [Shooting] tab (), and then set the [Digital Zoom] to [Standard].

2. Move the zoom lever toward ⋖⋗.

3. 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 (35mm film equivalent).

-24 - 4032 mm (24 - 1008 mm with optical zoom alone)

To deactivate digital zoom, choose ⋖MENU⋗ [ ] tab ⋗ [Digital Zoom] ⋗ [Off].

Using the 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).

To shoot with the [Digital zoom] without causing the image quality to degrade, please shoot within the range of the 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.

1. Press the ⋖MENU⋗ button (), and from the [Shooting] tab () set the [Digital Zoom] to either [1.6x] or [2.0x].

Caution

Caution

The respective focal lengths when using [1.6x] and [2.0x] are 38.4 – 1612.8 mm and 48.0 – 2016.0 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].

Zooming (Framing Assist – Seek)

If you lose track of a subject while zoomed in, you can find it more easily by temporarily zooming out.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.

2. Press and hold the ⋖⋗ button.

The camera zooms out and displays a white frame around the area shown before you pressed the ⋖⋗ button.

3. Aim the camera so that the subject enters the white frame, and then release the ⋖⋗ button.

Caution

Some shooting information is not displayed while the camera is zoomed out.

During movie shooting, the white frame is not displayed if you press the ⋖⋗ button. Also note that a changed zoom factor and camera operating sounds are recorded.

Caution

If you prefer to shoot at the zoom factor of the screen in step 2, press the shutter button all the way down.

You can adjust the zoom factor that the camera reverts to when you release the ⋖⋗ button by moving the zoom lever to resize the white frame while you hold the ⋖⋗ button.

To adjust the area displayed when the ⋖⋗ button is pressed, access ⋖MENU⋗ -⋗ [ ] tab -⋗[ Display Area], and choose one of the three options.

The zoom factor cannot be changed with the ⋖⋗ button after you press the shutter button all the way down in self-timer mode

Easily Composing Shots after Manual Zooming (Framing Assist – Lock)

You can reduce camera shake at the telephoto end, which makes it easier to compose shots.

1. Press the ⋖Power⋗ button to turn the camera on.

2. Press and hold the ⋖⋗ button.

⋖⋗ is displayed, and image stabilization optimal for shooting at the telephoto end is applied.

3. While holding the ⋖⋗ button, press the shutter button halfway to focus on the subject, and then press it all the way down.

Caution

The zoom factor cannot be adjusted by pressing the ⋖⋗ button while you are holding down the ⋖⋗ button.

Recomposing the shot while holding down the ⋖⋗ button may make image stabilization less effective. In this case, ⋖⋗ is displayed in gray. If this occurs, release the ⋖⋗ button, compose the shot, and then press it again.

If you start recording a movie while holding down the ⋖⋗ button, image stabilization may cause the shot to be recomposed.

Caution

Although no image stabilization icon is shown while you hold down the ⋖⋗ button, image stabilization optimal for shooting at the telephoto end is applied.

To fine-tune the size of subjects gradually, move the zoom lever while holding down the ⋖⋗ button.