Nikon COOLPIX S3300 Reference Manual - Page 162

The Setup Menu AF Assist Press the d button M z tab M AF assist Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when the subject is poorly lit. Option Auto (default setting) Off Description AF-assist illumination is used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft 2 in.) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position. Note that for some scene modes such as Museum (A44) or Pet portrait (A46) scene mode, or focus areas, the AF-assist illuminator may not light even when Auto is selected. AF-assist illuminator does not light up. The camera may be unable to focus under dim lighting. Reference Section Digital Zoom Press the d button M z tab M Digital zoom Enable or disable digital zoom. Option On (default setting) Off Description When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control to g (i) triggers digital zoom (A27). Digital zoom will not be activated (except during movie recording). B Notes About Digital Zoom • When digital zoom is used, the camera focuses at the center of the frame regardless of the AF area mode setting. • Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations. - When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16 (E26) in A (auto) mode. - When AF area mode (E30) is set to Subject tracking in A (auto) mode. - When Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, or Pet portrait scene mode is selected. - When smart portrait mode is selected. E58