COOLPIX by Nikon S100 - Manual (Page 45)

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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 when using digital zoom.
• 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 according to the image mode (
A 62) and digital zoom
magnification.
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. V
moves up as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the
zoom position that can be used to capture still images without image
degradation before shooting at the current image size setting.
• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup
menu ( A 88).
Zoom in
Zoom out
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
Small image size