Af Assist; Digital Zoom; Enable Or Disable Di - Nikon COOLPIX P90 User Manual

"Ill AF Assist
Press the MENUbutton _ V (Setup menu) (_135) _ AF assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination.
Auto (default setting)
AF assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 4 m (13 ft.) at the maximum wide-
angle position and about 2.2 m (7 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.
However, note that for some scene modes, AF assist illumination turns off
automatically (_41 to 46) even if Auto is set.
off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor.
[] Digital Zoom
Press the MENUbutton _ V (Setup menu) (_135) _ Digital zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and _.
holding the zoom control at
T (q)
triggers digital zoom ([_27). o
Crop u:_"
Limit digital zoom to the range at which image quality does not degrade. ._
off __
Digital zoom will not be activated (except when shooting a movie).
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_1_ Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (_122).
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations,
When the focus mode (_36) is set to PIE (manual focus)
When L'-'.](smile timer) or _ (blink proof) (_54) is used
When Portrait, Night portrait or Fireworks show is selected for scene mode
When scene auto selector mode is selected
When Multi-shot 16 is selected in Continuous (_ 118) mode
Before beginning to record a movie (digital zoom of up to 2x can be used during recording of a
movie, except for time lapse movies)
• At magnifications of 1.2× to 1.8x, Metering is set to Center-weighted, and at magnifications of
2,0x to 4,0x, its set to Spot.
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