Nikon EN-EL10 S60 User's Manual - Page 37

Step 2 Frame a Picture Using the Zoom Tap e or f to activate optical zoom. Tap e to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame, or f to zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame. A zoom indicator is displayed when e or f is tapped. Digital zoom Optical zoom 9 Zoom in Zoom out Digital Zoom When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching and holding e triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio. The focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect, and focus will be in the center of the screen. Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode Optical zoom (up to 5×). Digital zoom is in effect. C Digital Zoom and Interpolation Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality. Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond E. When zoom is increased beyond the E position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The position of E moves to the top as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting (A 116). Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 143) in the setup menu (A 133). When an image size is small 25