Af Assist; Digital Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX S205 User Manual

Setup Menu
h AF Assist
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 126) M h AF assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when
the subject is poorly lit.
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination is used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft. 2 in.) at the maximum
wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.
Note that for some scene modes, or focus areas, AF-assist illuminator may not light.
Off
AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable to focus under dim
lighting.
u Digital Zoom
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 126) M u Digital zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the
zoom control to g triggers digital zoom (A 25).
Off
Digital zoom will not be activated (except when recording movies).
B
Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (A 44).
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, or Night portrait is selected in scene mode
- When smart portrait mode is selected
- When subject tracking mode is selected
- When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16 (A 41)
- Just before recording a movie (Up to 2× zoom can be activated while recording movies)
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