Nikon COOLPIX P90 P90 User's Manual - Page 157

Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu h AF Assist Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A135) M AF assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination. Auto (default setting) AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 4 m (13 ft.) at the maximum wideangle position and about 2.2 m (7 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto position. However, note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumination turns off automatically (A41 to 46) even if Auto is set. Off Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor. u Digital Zoom Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A135) M Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom. On (default setting) When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and holding the zoom control at g (i) triggers digital zoom (A27). Crop Limit digital zoom to the range at which image quality does not degrade. Off Digital zoom will not be activated (except when shooting a movie). B Notes on Digital Zoom • When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (A122). • Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations. - When the focus mode (A36) is set to E (manual focus) - When a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) (A54) is used - When Portrait, Night portrait or Fireworks show is selected for scene mode - When scene auto selector mode is selected - When Multi-shot 16 is selected in Continuous (A118) mode - Before beginning to record a movie (digital zoom of up to 2× can be used during recording of a movie, except for time-lapse movies) • At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and at magnifications of 2.0× to 4.0×, its set to Spot. 145 Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus