Nikon COOLPIX P510 User Manual - Page 45
Using the Zoom, Digital Zoom
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Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode Step 2 Frame a Picture Using the Zoom Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom. Rotate the zoom control toward g to zoom in, Zoom out Zoom in increasing the size of the subject. Rotate the zoom control toward f to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. • When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at the maximum wide-angle position. • Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating the control partially adjusts the zoom slowly. Optical zoom Digital zoom • A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated. • The zoom can also be operated by rotating the side zoom control (A5) toward g or f. The function of the side zoom control can be set in the Assign side zoom control (A198) in the setup menu (A185). Digital Zoom When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom. Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum magnification of the optical zoom. Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled • The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect. C Digital Zoom and Interpolation Unlike the optical zoom, the digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality depending on the image size (A84) and digital zoom magnification. Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images. When zoom is increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The position of V moves to the right as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting. When the image size is small • Using Digital zoom (A197) in the setup menu (A185), it is possible to restrict the magnification of the digital zoom to a range where images do not deteriorate, or to set the digital zoom so that it does not operate. 31