Nikon S520 S520 User's Manual - Page 35

Digital Zoom, Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation

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Step 2 Frame a Picture Digital Zoom When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding down g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×. The focus area will not be displayed and focus will be on the center of the screen when digital zoom is in effect. Optical zoom (up to 3×). Digital zoom is in effect. If the crop would be smaller than the current image size, additional pixels are added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly "grainy" image. Interpolation will not be applied before the position of the V on the screen; the zoom indicator changes to yellow when interpolation is in effect. Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode B Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the current Image mode (A 87), increasing magnification without affecting quality, and changing the position of V. The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently selected for image size, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used, during which the zoom indicator changes from white to yellow. Image Mode S, R, P, s L Zoom rate 3× (maximum optical zoom) 3.6× (1.2 digital zoom) Image Mode M N O Zoom rate 4.2× (1.4 digital zoom) 9× (3 digital zoom) 12× (4 digital zoom) Digital zoom can be turned off (A 114). 23

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding down
g
(
i
) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total
magnification of 12×.
The focus area will not be displayed and focus will be on the center of the screen
when digital zoom is in effect.
If the crop would be smaller than the current image size, additional pixels are
added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy”
image.
Interpolation will not be applied before the position of the
V
on the screen; the
zoom indicator changes to yellow when interpolation is in effect.
B
Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation
If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the
current Image mode (
A
87), increasing magnification without affecting quality, and changing the
position of
V
.
The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently
selected for image size, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its
zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used,
during which the zoom indicator changes from white to yellow.
Digital zoom can be turned off (
A
114).
Image Mode
Zoom rate
Image Mode
Zoom rate
,
,
,
SRP
3× (maximum optical
zoom)
M
4.2× (1.4 digital zoom)
s
N
9× (3 digital zoom)
L
3.6× (1.2 digital zoom)
O
12× (4 digital zoom)
Optical zoom
(up to 3×).
Digital zoom is in effect.