Nikon P6000 - Manual (Page 41)

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Step 2 Frame a Picture
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Using the Zoom
Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
Rotate
g to zoom in so that the subject fills a larger
area of the frame, or
f to zoom out, thus increasing
the area visible in the frame.
A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor
when the zoom control is rotated.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom magnification,
rotating and holding the zoom control at
g triggers digital zoom. The subject is
magnified up to 4×. Focus will be on the center of the screen (without active focus
area display) when digital zoom is in effect.
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Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify
images (
A126), resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. When zoom is increased beyond the V
position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation
is being applied. The position of V moves to the right as image size decreases, allowing for
confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current
image mode setting.
• Digital zoom ( A168) in the Setup menu (A159) can be limited to the range at which
interpolation is not in effect, or it can be turned off.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Optical zoom (up to 4×). Digital zoom is in effect.
When the image size is small