Nikon Coolpix S80 - Manual (Page 39)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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ck
: G
(Easy Auto) Mode
Using the Zoom
Tap
j or k to activate optical zoom.
• To enlarge the subject: tap j.
• To capture a wide area: tap k.
• The zoom position is set at the
maximum wide-angle position when
the camera is turned on.
• A zoom indicator is displayed in the
monitor during zooming.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching
and holding
j triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the
maximum optical zoom ratio.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed
when digital zoom is in effect.
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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 V. When zoom is
increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom
indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The
position of V 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 38).
Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option ( A 154) in the
setup menu ( A 145).
W
T
Zoom in
Zoom out
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
W
T
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
W
T
W
T
Small image size