Solution
If you cannot shoot the subject up close with the optical zoom, please consider the following.
IMPORTANT
When distant subjects are too far away to enlarge using the optical zoom, use digital zoom for up to about 12x enlargement.
- The shooting modes in which the digital zoom can be set are shown in the table below.
| Model | Shooting modes in which the digital zoom can be set |
| PowerShot G9 X |  |
*1 : Options vary depending on the assigned shooting mode.
1. Press the <MENU> button.
2. Touch the
[
] tab on the menu screen, and then
touch [
].
4. Touch [Standard] when the screen below is displayed.
5. Move the zoom lever toward [
].
- Hold the lever until zooming stops.
- Zooming stops at the largest possible zoom factor (before the image becomes noticeably grainy), which is then indicated on the screen.
6. Move the zoom lever toward [
] again.
- The camera zooms in even closer on the subject.
-
is the current zoom factor.
IMPORTANT
- Moving the zoom lever will display the zoom bar (which indicates the zoom position). The zoom bar is color-coded to indicate the zoom range.
--White range: optical zoom range where the image will not appear grainy.
--Yellow range: digital zoom range where the image is not noticeably grainy (ZoomPlus).
--Blue range: digital zoom range where the image will appear grainy.
Because the blue range will not be available at some recording pixel settings, you can zoom to the largest possible zoom factor
- Zoomed images may look grainy under some resolution settings and zoom factors. In this case, the zoom factor is shown in blue.
NOTE
- Focal length when optical and digital zoom are combined is as follows (35mm film equivalent).
- To deactivate digital zoom, press the <MENU> button, choose [
: Digital Zoom], and then choose [Off].
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.
IMPORTANT
- [1.6x] and [2.0x] can only be set in [C], [M], [Av], [Tv], or [P] mode.
- The magnified display will not appear when using the digital zoom.
1. Press the <MENU> button, and then touch [
: Digital Zoom] to choose it from the menu.
2. Touch [1.6x] or [2.0x] to select the setting for the [Digital Zoom].
NOTE
- The respective focal lengths when using [1.6x] and [2.0x] are 44.8 - 134.4. mm and 56.0 - 168.0 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].
