Using the zoom – Nikon S3500 User Manual
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Using a Tripod
• We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera when shooting in the following situations:
- When shooting in dim lighting or when the flash mode (
A54) is set to W (Off).
- When using the telephoto setting.
• Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (A98) when using a tripod to stabilize the
camera during shooting.
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.
• Rotate the zoom control to f to zoom out, thus increasing
the area visible in the frame.
• The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-angle
position when the camera is turned on.
• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor
when the zoom control is rotated.
• Digital zoom, which allows you to further magnify the
subject up to approximately 4× the maximum optical zoom
ratio, can be activated by rotating and holding the zoom
control to
g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum
optical zoom position.
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Digital Zoom and Interpolation
While using digital zoom, the image quality decreases due to
interpolation when the zoom is increased beyond the V position.
Since the position of V moves to the right as the size of an image
decreases, selecting a smaller image size in the image mode setting
(
A63, E32) allows you to zoom in further without decreasing the image quality due to
interpolation.
Zoom out
Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Small image size