Nikon COOLPIX S203 - Manual (Page 35)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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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.
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. The subject is magnified
up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio.
Focus will be on the center of the screen (without active focus area display) 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.
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. 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 121) in the setup menu (A 111).
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical
zoom
Digital
zoom
Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom is
in effect.
When an image size is small