https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-SX620-HS-Zoom-and-other-functions-limited-via-Canon/m-p/604157#M21166 <P>Hi folks&nbsp;</P> <P>Just enjoying having my pocket camera back after my son took it to eSwatini for 2 weeks, and a bit longer.&nbsp;</P> <P>Yesterday he was playing cricket just South of Manchester, see first photo.&nbsp;</P> <P>If you look on the horizon to the right, you can see a national grid electric pylon. This I was able to zoom in on, with a mini tripod and get the second picture. Quite amazing, in my humble opinion, for a small, old camera. And you can see the cables.&nbsp;</P> <P>So to my questions: given it was a sunny day, I struggled to see the screen, so I activated my canon connect on my Samsung phone. But while it was connected, it limited the zoom and other functions. So was I going something wrong, or is that just the way it is.</P> <P>Second question: answers in simple terms please, how on earth does a digital zoom reach 2 miles in such detail!</P> <P>Ramsden&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="1000073575.jpg" style="width: 2048px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77475iF0E69412D379C03C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="1000073575.jpg" alt="1000073575.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="1000073559.jpg" style="width: 4096px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77476i1B8141B71FE2E3E7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="1000073559.jpg" alt="1000073559.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:47:30 GMT Ramsden 2026-08-11T12:47:30Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-SX620-HS-Zoom-and-other-functions-limited-via-Canon/m-p/604157#M21166 <P>Hi folks&nbsp;</P> <P>Just enjoying having my pocket camera back after my son took it to eSwatini for 2 weeks, and a bit longer.&nbsp;</P> <P>Yesterday he was playing cricket just South of Manchester, see first photo.&nbsp;</P> <P>If you look on the horizon to the right, you can see a national grid electric pylon. This I was able to zoom in on, with a mini tripod and get the second picture. Quite amazing, in my humble opinion, for a small, old camera. And you can see the cables.&nbsp;</P> <P>So to my questions: given it was a sunny day, I struggled to see the screen, so I activated my canon connect on my Samsung phone. But while it was connected, it limited the zoom and other functions. So was I going something wrong, or is that just the way it is.</P> <P>Second question: answers in simple terms please, how on earth does a digital zoom reach 2 miles in such detail!</P> <P>Ramsden&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="1000073575.jpg" style="width: 2048px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77475iF0E69412D379C03C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="1000073575.jpg" alt="1000073575.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="1000073559.jpg" style="width: 4096px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/77476i1B8141B71FE2E3E7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="1000073559.jpg" alt="1000073559.jpg" /></span></P> <P> </P> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:47:30 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Point-Shoot-Digital-Cameras/PowerShot-SX620-HS-Zoom-and-other-functions-limited-via-Canon/m-p/604157#M21166 Ramsden 2026-08-11T12:47:30Z