Nikon Coolpix S600 - Manual (Page 35)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (4×), holding down
g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total
magnification of 16×.
The focus area will not be displayed and focus will be on the center of the screen
when digital zoom is in effect.
If the crop would be smaller than the current image size, additional pixels are
added through a process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy”
image.
Interpolation will not be applied before the position of the V on the screen; the
zoom indicator changes to yellow when interpolation is in effect.
B
Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation
If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the
current Image mode (
A 76), increasing magnification without affecting quality, and changing the
position of
V
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The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently
selected for image size, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its
zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used,
during which the zoom indicator changes from white to yellow.
Digital zoom can be turned off ( A 104)
Image Mode Zoom rate Image Mode Zoom rate
, , h i K 4
× M 6.4
× (1.6 digital zoom)
(maximum optical zoom) N 13.6
× (3.4 digital zoom)
L 5.6
× (1.4 digital zoom)
O 16
× (4 digital zoom)
Optical zoom
(up to 4×). Digital zoom is in effect.