Using The Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX S80 User Manual

Using the Zoom

Tap j or k to activate optical zoom.
• To enlarge the subject: tap j.
• To capture a wide area: tap k.
• The zoom position is set at the
maximum wide-angle position when
the camera is turned on.
• A zoom indicator is displayed in the
monitor during zooming.
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching
and holding j triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the
maximum optical zoom ratio.
The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed
when digital zoom is in effect.
Maximum optical zoom
C
Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as
interpolation to magnify images, 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 top as image size decreases, allowing for
confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is
possible at the current image mode setting (A 38).
Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 154) in the
setup menu (A 145).
Digital zoom
Optical zoom
T
W
Step 2 Frame a Picture
T
W
T
W
Digital zoom enabled
Small image size
Zoom in
Zoom out
T
W
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