Nikon 27706, 27698 Frame the Picture, Ready the camera Hold the camera steadily in both hands

Step 2—Frame the Picture

1 Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

Don’t Block the Shot

To avoid muffled sound or dark or partially obscured pictures, keep fingers and other objects away from the microphone, lens, flash, and AF-assist lamp.

2 Frame the subject

The camera is equipped with two types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’s tele- scoping 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 4 ×, for a total of 12 ×. Use the zoom buttons to frame your subject in the center of the monitor:

•Press the button to zoom out from your sub- ject, increasing the area visible in the frame.

•Press the button to zoom in on your subject so that it fills a larger area of the frame.

•When the camera is zoomed in to maximum

magnification, holding the button down for over a second will trigger digital zoom, and the

zoom indicator will turn yellow. Use the and buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom

range. To cancel digital zoom, press until the zoom indicator turns white.

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Indicator shows amount of zoom

Digital zoom

Basic Photography

Digital Zoom

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digi- tally, enlarging the center portion of the picture to fill the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.

Do Not Touch the Lens

Avoid touching the lens when opening or closing the sliding lens cover.

Close the Multi-Connector Cover

Make sure the multi-connector cover is tightly closed before using the camera.

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