Nikon S7c - Manual (Page 40)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
1
Ready the camera.
Hold the camera steadily in both hands, keeping your
fingers and other objects away from the lens, flash,
and self-timer lamp.
When taking pictures in “tall” orientation, turn the
camera so that the built-in flash is above the lens.
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Frame the picture.
Position the main subject near the center of the mon-
itor.
Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
Press to t (j) to zoom out, increasing the area
visible in the frame, or to v (k) to zoom in so that
the subject fills a larger area of the frame.
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3×), holding
the zoom control down to v (k) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magni-
fied up to 4×, for a total magnification of 12×.
A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio.
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Digital Zoom
Unlike optical zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally with digital
zoom. Details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly
“grainy” image.
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Zoom out Zoom in
Optical zoom
(up to 3×) Zoom indicator turns
yellow when digital
zoom is in effect. Zoom indicator dis-
played when the zoom
control is pressed.