Nikon 25551 User Manual - Page 30

Step2 Frame a Picture

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Basic Photography and Playback: L (Auto) Mode Step2 Frame a Picture 1 Ready the camera. • Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash, and microphone. • When taking pictures in "tall" orientation, turn the camera counterclockwise so that the built-in flash is above the lens. 2 Frame the picture. • Frame the picture with the main subject positioned near the center of the monitor. • Press t (j)/ v (k) to activate optical zoom. Press t (j) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in Zoom out the frame, or v (k) to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame. 15 Zoom in • When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding v (k) down for approximately two seconds triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×. A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio. Zoom indicator displayed when t (j)/ v (k) is pressed Optical zoom (up to 3×) Zoom indicator turns yellow when digital zoom is in effect 18

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Basic Photography and Playback:
L
(Auto) Mode
Step2 Frame a Picture
1
Ready the camera.
• Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping
your fingers and other objects away from the lens,
flash, and microphone.
When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the
camera counterclockwise so that the built-in flash is
above the lens.
2
Frame the picture.
Frame the picture with the main subject positioned
near the center of the monitor.
• Press
t
(
j
)/
v
(
k
) to activate optical zoom. Press
t
(
j
) to zoom out, increasing the area visible in
the frame, or
v
(
k
) to zoom in so that the subject
fills a larger area of the frame.
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding
v
(
k
) down for approximately two seconds triggers digital zoom. The subject is
magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.
A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
15
15
15
Zoom out
Zoom in
Zoom indicator displayed
when
t
(
j
)/
v
(
k
) is
pressed
Optical zoom
(up to 3×)
Zoom indicator turns
yellow when digital
zoom is in effect