No. Your camera is limited to the 3x optical zoom. Your best bet is to
simply get closer to the thing/person you are photographing!
Technology can only do so much. The rest is up to you :)

"Bob Traill" <rtraill@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> I have tried using the 3x optical zoom with great results, but when I try
to
> get closer using the digital zoom the picture gets very digitized. Is
there
> any way to accomplish 6 - 8 times zoom with out using digital zoom? Is
this
> method very piratical and easy to use also do you get good quality
pictures?
> Can you tell me what equipment I will need to make it work? Please try to
> keep the answer simple as I understand little or no camera jargon for I am
> basically a point and shoot picture taker.
>
>