Using the zoom, The shutter-release button, Using the zoom the shutter-release button – Nikon Coolpix A100 User Manual

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Using the Zoom

When you move the zoom control, the zoom
lens position changes.

To zoom in: Move toward g

To zoom out: Move toward f

When you turn the camera on, the zoom
moves to the maximum wide-angle
position.

A zoom indicator is displayed on the

shooting screen when the zoom control is
moved.

Digital zoom, which allows you to further

magnify the subject up to approximately 4×
the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be
activated by moving and holding the zoom control toward

g when the

camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position.

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Digital Zoom

The zoom indicator changes to blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it
changes to yellow when the zoom magnification is increased further.
Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the

Dynamic Fine Zoom.

Zoom indicator is yellow: There may be cases in which image quality is noticeably

reduced.

The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.

The zoom indicator may not change to blue when using certain continuous

shooting settings or other settings.

The Shutter-release Button

Press halfway

To set focus and exposure (shutter speed and
aperture value), press the shutter-release button
lightly until you feel a slight resistance. Focus and
exposure remain locked while the shutter-release
button is pressed halfway.

Press all the
way

Press the shutter-release button all the way to
release the shutter and take a picture.
Do not use force when pressing the shutter-release
button, as this may result in camera shake and
blurred images. Press the button gently.

Wide-angle

Telephoto

Optical

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Digital

zoom

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