Using The Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX L23 User Manual

Using the Zoom

Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
Rotate the zoom control to g to zoom in on the
subject.
Rotate the zoom control to f to zoom out.
• When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at
the widest position.
• The 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 position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
Maximum magnification
of optical zoom
• The camera focuses in the center of the frame and the focus area is not
displayed 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, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A 49) and
digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still images. 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 is in effect
When the image size is small
Step 2 Frame a Picture
Zoom out Zoom in
f g
Optical zoom Digital zoom
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