Nikon Coolpix S80 - Manual (Page 166)

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The Setup Menu
Basi
c Came
ra Setup
h AF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when the
subject is dimly lit.
u Digital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
B
Notes on Digital Zoom
• The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame when digital zoom is in effect.
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations:
- When Portrait, or Night portrait scene mode is selected
- When smart portrait mode is selected
- Subject tracking is selected for the touch shooting setting
- When Multi-shot 16 is selected ( A 58)
Tap the bottom tab ( A 146) M z (Setup menu) M h AF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 4.0 m (13 ft.) at the maximum wide-
angle position and about 3.0 m (9 ft. 10 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.
Note that for some scene modes or focus areas, AF-assist illuminator may not light.
Off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus under poor lighting.
Tap the bottom tab ( A 146) M z (Setup menu) M u Digital zoom
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, tapping
j
triggers digital zoom (
A 27).
Off
Digital zoom will not be activated (except when recording movies).