Sony DSC-W170/N Cyber-shot® Handbook - Page 84

AF Mode, Digital Zoom, Single, Monitor, Smart, Smart zoom, Precision, Precision digital zoom

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Settings For details on the operation 1 page 74 AF Mode Selects the auto focus operation mode. Single Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for shooting stationary subjects. Monitor Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time needed for focusing. • Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode. • AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated. • When using semi manual, [Single] is automatically selected. Digital Zoom Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 5×). When the zoom scale exceeds 5×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom. Smart (Smart zoom) () Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image will not be distorted, according to the image size. This is not available when: - The image size is set to [10M], [3:2 (8M)] or [16:9 (7M)] (DSC-W170 only). - The image size is set to [8M], [3:2 (7M)] or [16:9 (6M)] (DSCW150 only). • The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following table. Precision (Precision digital zoom) () Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of approximately 10×, including the optical zoom 5×. However, note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical zoom scale is exceeded. Off Does not use the digital zoom. 84

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Settings
For details on the operation
1
page 74
Selects the auto focus operation mode.
•
AF mode setting is invalid when the Face Detection function is activated.
•
When using semi manual, [Single] is automatically selected.
Selects the digital zoom mode. The camera enlarges the image using optical zoom (up to 5×).
When the zoom scale exceeds 5×, the camera uses either smart or precision digital zoom.
AF Mode
Single
Automatically adjusts the focus when you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode is useful for
shooting stationary subjects.
Monitor
Automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the
shutter button halfway down. This mode shortens the time
needed for focusing.
•
Battery consumption is faster than in [Single] mode.
Digital Zoom
Smart
(Smart zoom)
(
)
Enlarges the image digitally within the range where the image
will not be distorted, according to the image size.
This is not available when:
–
The image size is set to [10M], [3:2 (8M)] or [16:9 (7M)]
(DSC-W170 only).
–
The image size is set to [8M], [3:2 (7M)] or [16:9 (6M)] (DSC-
W150 only).
•
The total zoom scale of Smart zoom is shown in the following
table.
Precision
(Precision digital zoom)
(
)
Enlarges all image sizes by the total zoom scale of
approximately 10×, including the optical zoom 5×. However,
note that the picture quality deteriorates when the optical
zoom scale is exceeded.
Off
Does not use the digital zoom.