Nikon Coolpix P90 - Manual (Page 157)

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Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu
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Enable or disable AF-assist illumination.
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Enable or disable digital zoom.
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Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center ( A122).
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When the focus mode ( A36) is set to E (manual focus)
- When a (smile timer) or y (blink proof ) ( A54) is used
- When Portrait, Night portrait or Fireworks show is selected for scene mode
- When scene auto selector mode is selected
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected in Continuous (
A118) mode
- Before beginning to record a movie (digital zoom of up to 2× can be used during recording of a
movie, except for time-lapse movies)
• At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8×, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and at magnifications of
2.0× to 4.0×, its set to Spot.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A135) M AF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 4 m (13 ft.) at the maximum wide-
angle position and about 2.2 m (7 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.
However, note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumination turns off
automatically (
A41 to 46) even if Auto is set.
Off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor.
Press the d button M z (Setup menu) (A135) M Digital zoom
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and
holding the zoom control at
g (i) triggers digital zoom (A27).
Crop
Limit digital zoom to the range at which image quality does not degrade.
Off
Digital zoom will not be activated (except when shooting a movie).