Using The Zoom - Nikon Coolpix P300 User Manual

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.
Rotate the zoom control toward g to zoom in,
increasing the size of the subject. Rotate the zoom
control toward f to zoom out, increasing the area
visible in the frame.
• When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at the
maximum wide-angle position.
• 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 position, rotating
and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom.
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 2× beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
Maximum optical zoom
• The camera focuses at 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 the optical zoom, the digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to
magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality depending on the image mode
(A74) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still pictures.
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 can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A152) in the setup menu (A141).
When the image size is small
Step 2 Frame a Picture
Zoom out
Optical zoom Digital zoom
Digital zoom enabled
Zoom in
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