Hey, this is a great website/forum!!


I just recently bought a Canon 450d. Wanted to get something on the low end because i am not a profesional photographer. I just wanted something that will capture the children as they continue growing up.


My question is. The camera came with a 18/55 mm lense. I am having trouble zooming. For the life of me i can NOT get the camera to hold a zoom while taking the photo. When i lookingat the lcd screen i can see the camera zooming...x5...x10. Then when i click to take the picture i get an image from far away? I've looked through the manual many times but i can't seem to figure out what i am doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


An example would be...if i zoom across the soccer field to see my kid in the huddle listening to the coach, i can zoom using X5 and X10 and just have a very close picture of my kid. Then i take the photo and see i have the whole group. I've tried many settings...allproducing the same results. Very frustrating.


thanks again,


keller