Using the zoom – Nikon P520 User Manual

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Step 3 Frame a Picture

The

Basic

s of
Shootin

g

and Playback

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.
• To zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of

the frame, rotate toward

g (telephoto zoom

position).

• To zoom out so that the area visible increases in the

frame, rotate toward

f (wide-angle position).

• Rotating the zoom control all the way in either

direction adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating
the control partially adjusts the zoom slowly (except
during movie recording).

• The zoom can also be operated by rotating the side

zoom control (

A2) toward g or f.

The function of the side zoom control can be set in
the Assign side zoom control in the setup menu
(

A103).

• Amount of zoom is displayed at the top of the

monitor screen when the zoom control is rotated.

• Rotating the zoom control toward

g at the

maximum optical zoom ratio triggers the digital
zoom and the digital zoom can magnify up to about
2× beyond the maximum magnification of the
optical zoom.

C

Digital Zoom and Interpolation

• When the digital zoom is used, the image quality starts to

deteriorate if the zoom position is increased beyond the V
position on the zoom bar.
The V position moves to the right as the image size (

A73)

becomes smaller.

• Using Digital zoom in the setup menu (

A103), it is possible to set the digital zoom so that it

does not operate.

C

More Information

• See "Zoom memory" (

A69) for more information.

• See "Startup zoom position" (

A69) for more information.

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical
zoom

Digital
zoom

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