topic Re: EOS 200D unable to zoom in in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

EOS 2000D unable to zoom in

Blood_Designs — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:12:08 GMT

I just got my cannon eos rebel 2000D camera kit and decided to try it out at the Tim McGraw concert I took my wife to. So when I zoomed in using the digital zoom and focused the shot the pictures came out as if I never used the zoom. Naturally I am baffled why the shots did not take in the zoom mode but looked as if they were far Away. Can any one help me to figure out how to zoom in and get the pictures to stay zoomed in like before I hit the shutter button.

Re: EOS 2000D unable to zoom in

rs-eos — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 00:14:56 GMT

DSLRs and newer mirrorless cameras don't have digital zoom that is often found in older point-and-shoot or on mobile phones. The zoom feature you used is just to aid to achieving focus (so you can double-check that what you're trying get in focus, is).

Being able to capture distant subjects will require a telephoto lens (i.e. lenses with larger focal lengths such as 135 mm, 200mm, etc.)

Re: EOS 200D unable to zoom in

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:14:13 GMT

The zoom feature on a DSLR camera is a ring that you turn on the zoom lens itself. It is not electronic. You can download a copy of the manual for your lenses and camera at the Canon support website.

Re: EOS 200D unable to zoom in

rs-eos — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 11:29:02 GMT

This was not the zoom feature that Blood_Designs was using. It was the magnification feature used to magnify the image on the rear screen so as to check for focus.

Re: EOS 200D unable to zoom in

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:53:30 GMT

Yes, I knew that, but I was pointing out where the actual zoom control is, as he asked how to zoom in.