Framing Pictures: Optical And Digital Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX 775 Quick Start Manual

Framing Pictures: Optical and Digital Zoom

Your Nikon digital camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical zoom, in which the
camer a's telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3 , and digital
zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 2.5 .
Optical Zoom
Photos can be framed in the viewfinder or monitor using the zoom buttons.
Zoom out Zoom in
Digital Zoom
At the maximum zoom position, holding the T button down for two seconds triggers
digital zoom.
Maximum optical zoom
position
While digital zoom is in effect, the zoom factor increases each time the T button is
pressed, to a maximum of 2.5 . Pressing the W button decreases the zoom factor.
To cancel digital zoom, press the W button until the zoom indicator disappears.
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NORMAL
NORMAL
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Hold Zoom factor displayed in
for 2 s
Indicator in monitor displays
amount of zoom while either but-
ton is pressed
NORMAL
NORMAL
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X2.5
X2.5
NORMAL
NORMAL
10 10
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monitor
Green light blinks
slowly to show that
photos can not be
accurately framed in
viewfinder