Using The Zoom - Nikon COOLPIX P500 User Manual

Using the Zoom
Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.
Rotate the zoom control toward T to zoom in,
increasing the size of the subject. Rotate the zoom
control toward W 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.
• Rotating the zoom control all the way in either
direction adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating the
Zoom out Zoom in
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control partially adjusts the zoom slowly. Optical zoom Digital zoom _.
• A zoom indicator is displayed atthe top of the o
monitor when the zoom control is rotated, o
• The zoom can also be operated by rotating the side zoom control (_S) toward
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The function of the side zoom control can be set in the Assign side zoom _-
control (_198)in the setup menu (_185). _
Digital Zoom
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating .g-.
and holding the zoom control at T triggers digital zoom. _D
Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4x beyond the maximum
magnification of the optical zoom.
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Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled
• The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed
when digital zoom is in effect.
[] 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 size
(_84) and digital zoom magnification.
Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond _ when taking still images,
When zoom is increased beyond the _r_ position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator
turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied,
The position of _ 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,
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When the image sizeis small
• Using Digital zoom (_ 197) in the setup menu (_ 185), it is possible to restrict the magnification
of the digital zoom to a range where images do not deteriorate, or to set the digital zoom so that
it does not operate.
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