Nikon 900 - Manual (Page 28)

- 28 - First Steps: Basic Photography (A-REC)
Step 6—Compose a photograph
Frame your subject in the viewfinder or the color LCD monitor.
Press the zoom-in switch (T/▲) to magnify the subject so that
only a portion of it fills the frame, or use the zoom-out switch
(W/▼) to expand the field-of-view so that more of the subject
is visible. While the zoom switch is pressed, an indicator show-
ing the amount of zoom is displayed in the color LCD monitor.
Note: Wait a moment for the camera to focus after zooming in
or out.
At maximum zoom, the subject can be further magnified by
holding the zoom-in switch down for two seconds. If the color
LCD monitor is on or the camera is connected to a television
set, the camera will enter digital-zoom mode, magnifying the
subject digitally by two times (note that unlike optical zoom,
digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the
photograph; details visible at maximum zoom are simply en-
larged, producing a slightly “grainy” image). While the camera is
in digital-zoom mode, the zoom indicator and AF lamp will blink.
The focus point for autofocus operations is shown by the
square in the center of the viewfinder (
).
Digital zoom
(2
×
magnification)
Wide angle
(minimum zoom)
Telephoto
(maximum zoom)
Zoom indicator