Nikon COOLPIX S8100 S8100 User's Manual - Page 37

Step 2 Frame a Picture Using the Zoom Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate the zoom control toward g to zoom in, increasing the size of the subject. Rotate the zoom control toward f to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. Zoom out Zoom in • When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at the widest position. • A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated. Digital Zoom Optical Digital zoom 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. Basic Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode 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 optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A 44) 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. Small image size • Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 169) in the setup menu (A 157). 25