Using The Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX S60 User Manual

Step 2 Frame a Picture
Dig ita I Zoom
Vv'hen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching
and holding
11
triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4x the
maximum optical zoom ratio.
The focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect, and focus will be in
the center of the screen.
Digital zoom
t
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Optical zoom
T
Using the Zoom
Tap
0
or ~ to activate optical zoom.
Tap
11
to zoom in so that the subject
fills a larger area of the frame, or ~ to
zoom out, increasing the area visible in
the frame.
1\ zoom indicator is displayed when
11
or ~ is tapped.
Optical zoom (up to 5x). Digital zoom is in effect.
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Digital Zoom and Interpolation
Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom
use~
a digital imaging process known as
interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture
quality.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond
I}.
When zoom is
incroased beyond the
I}
position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom
indieator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. The
position of
I}
moves to the top as image size decreases, allowing for
confirmation of the
loom
positions at which shooting without
interpolation is possible at the current image mod) setting
(~
116).
Dicjital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option
(~
143) in
thl? setup menu
(~ 133).
When an
image size
is small
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