Nikon COOLPIX S9700 Product Manual - Page 49

The Basics of Shooting and Playback Using the Zoom When you move the zoom control, the zoom Zoom out lens position changes. Zoom in • To zoom in closer to the subject: Move toward g (telephoto) • To zoom out and view a larger area: Move toward f (wide-angle) When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position. • A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of 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 Notes About Digital Zoom The zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns 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: Image quality is noticeably reduced. • The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller. 25