Nikon Coolpix P300 - Manual (Page 164)

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Setup Menu
Basi
c Came
ra Setup
AF Assist
Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator that assists the autofocus when the
lighting is dim.
Digital Zoom
Enable or disable the digital zoom.
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Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When Smile timer ( A36) is set
- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, Easy panorama in Panorama or Pet
portrait is selected in scene mode ( A41)
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected for the Continuous ( A79) setting
- When Subject tracking or Face priority tracking is selected for AF area mode ( A83)
• When the digital zoom is in effect, Metering is set to Center-weighted.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A142) M AF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illuminator turns on automatically when the subject is dimly lit. The
illuminator has a range of about 4.0 m (13 ft.) at the maximum wide-angle position
and about 1.5 m (4 ft. 11 in.) at the maximum telephoto position. However, for some
focus areas and scene modes, AF-assist illuminator does not turn on even if Auto is
set.
Off
Disable the function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is dim.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A142) M Digital zoom
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and
holding the zoom control at
g (i) triggers the digital zoom (A27).
Off
The digital zoom is not activated.