Nikon COOLPIX P7800 Reference Manual - Page 53

The Basics of Shooting and Playback Using the Zoom When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in closer to the subject: Move toward g (telephoto) • To zoom out and view a larger area: Move toward f (wide-angle) Zoom out Zoom in • A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is moved. • Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the subject up to approximately 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be activated Optical zoom Digital zoom by moving and holding the zoom control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position. C Digital Zoom and Interpolation While using digital zoom, the image quality decreases due to interpolation when the zoom is increased beyond the V position. The position of V moves to the right as the size of an image decreases. Small image size 33