Nikon 2100 User Manual - Page 28

Step 2 — Frame the Picture

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Step 2-Frame the Picture A 1 Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands. Photographs can be framed in the monitor A or the viewfinder B . Don't Block the Shot B To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures, keep your fingers and other objects away from the lens and flash window. Zoom out Zoom in 15 Indicator in monitor shows amount of zoom when either button is pressed 15 Digital zoom 2 Frame your subject Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera's telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×, for a total of 12 ×. Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the center of the monitor: • Press the W button to zoom out from your subject, increasing the area visible in the frame. • Press the T button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame. • When the camera is zoomed in to maximum magnification, holding the T button down for about two seconds will trigger digital zoom. The zoom indicator will turn yellow, and the green (AF) lamp next to the viewfinder will blink. Use the T and W buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom range. To cancel digital zoom, press W until the zoom indicator turns white. 18

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1
Ready the camera
Hold the camera steadily in both hands.
Photographs can be framed in the monitor
A
or the viewfinder
B
.
Don’t Block the Shot
To avoid dark or partially obscured pictures,
keep your fingers and other objects away
from the lens and flash window.
Step 2 — Frame the Picture
A
B
2
Frame your subject
Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with
two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in
which the camera’s telescoping lens can be
used to magnify the subject up to 3 ×, and
digital zoom, in which digital processing is
used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×,
for a total of 12 ×.
Use the
zoom buttons
to frame your subject in the center of the
monitor:
• Press the
W
button to zoom out from your
subject, increasing the area visible in the
frame.
• Press the
T
button to zoom in on your
subject so that it fills a larger area of the
frame.
• When the camera is zoomed in to maxi-
mum magnification, holding the
T
button
down for about two seconds will trigger
digital zoom.
The zoom indicator will turn
yellow, and the green (AF) lamp next to
the viewfinder will blink.
Use the
T
and
W
buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom
range.
To cancel digital zoom, press
W
until the zoom indicator turns white.
15
Indicator in monitor shows
amount of zoom when ei-
ther button is pressed
Zoom in
Zoom out
15
Digital zoom