Nikon COOLPIX S6900 Reference Manual - English - Page 37

Basic Shooting and Playback Operations Using the Zoom When you move the zoom control, the zoom lens position changes. • To zoom in: Move toward g • To zoom out: Move toward f Wide-angle Telephoto When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position. • A zoom indicator is displayed on the shooting screen when the zoom control is moved. • Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the subject up to approximately 4× Optical Digital zoom zoom the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and holding the zoom control toward g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position. C Digital Zoom The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it changes to yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further. • Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the Dynamic Fine Zoom. • Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably reduced. • The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller. • The zoom indicator does not change to blue and the Dynamic Fine Zoom cannot be used with the following settings: - Sports or Museum scene mode - Continuous settings (A96) other than Single The Shutter-release Button Press halfway To set focus and exposure (shutter speed and aperture value), press the shutter-release button lightly until you feel a slight resistance. Focus and exposure remain locked while the shutter-release button is pressed halfway. Press all the way Press the shutter-release button all the way to release the shutter and take a picture. Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release button, as this may result in camera shake and blurred images. Press the button gently. 17