Nikon COOLPIX S8100 S8100 User's Manual - Page 181

Setup Menu AF Assist d button M z (Setup menu) (A 158) M AF assist Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when the subject is dimly lit. Auto (default setting) AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is dimly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 8.0 m (26 ft.) at the maximum wideangle position and about 4.0 m (13 ft.) at the maximum telephoto position. Note that for some scene modes or focus areas even when Auto is selected, AFassist illuminator may not light. Off AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable to focus under dim lighting. Basic Camera Setup Digital Zoom d button M z (Setup menu) (A 158) M Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom. On (default setting) When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control to g (i) triggers digital zoom (A 25). Off Digital zoom will not be activated (except when recording movies). B Notes on Digital Zoom • When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame. • Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations. - When using the scene auto selector, j (night landscape), e (night portrait), R (backlighting) (when HDR is set to On), and Portrait scene modes - When using subject tracking mode - When continuous shooting mode is set to Multi-shot 16 - When using a (smile timer) • While digital zoom is in effect, metering is set to center-weighted or spot metering. 169