Nikon S5100 - Manual (Page 37)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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: A
(Auto)
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Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate
the zoom control to
g to zoom in so that the subject
fills a larger area of the frame, or f to zoom out, thus
increasing the area visible in the frame.
• When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at the
widest position.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the
monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at
g triggers digital zoom.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 2× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not
displayed when digital zoom is in effect.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
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 according to the image mode (
A 37) and
digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images.
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 right as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the
zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode
setting.
• Digital zoom can be disabled from the
Digital zoom option (A 131) in the setup menu
( A 120).
Small image size