Using The Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX S9050 Reference Manual

Using the Zoom

Use the zoom control to activate 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.
Rotating the zoom control all the way in either
direction will adjust the zoom quickly, while rotating
the control partially will adjust the zoom slowly.
• 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 4× 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 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 47) 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 can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 179) in the setup menu
(A 167).
Digital zoom enabled
Small image size
Step 2 Frame a Picture
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical Digital
zoom zoom
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