Nikon Coolpix L100 - Manual (Page 35)

23
Step 2 Frame a Picture
Bas
ic Ph
otography an
d Pl
ayba
ck
: E
asy
A
u
to
Mod
e
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
Rotate the zoom control toward
g to zoom in,
increasing the size of the subject.
Rotate the zoom control toward
f to zoom out,
increasing the area visible in the frame.
A zoom indicator is displayed on the top of the
monitor when the zoom control is rotated.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom magnification,
rotating and holding the zoom control at
g triggers digital zoom. The subject is
magnified up to 4× the magnification of the optical zoom.
The focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect, and focus will be in
the center of the screen.
Zoom out
Zoom in
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Maximum magnification
of optical zoom.
Digital zoom is in effect.
C
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.
When the image size is small.