Nikon 4300 manual Optical vs. Digital Zoom, Restrictions on Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

The Button

Your Nikon digital camera offers two kinds of zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up to 3X, and digital zoom, in which digital processing is used to further magnify the image up to 4X for a total magnification of up to 12X.

Digital Zoom

At the maximum zoom position, holding the T down for two seconds triggers digital zoom.

Optical vs. Digital Zoom

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging the center portion of the image 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 zoom are enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image. Digital zoom also differs from optical zoom in that its effects are visible only in the monitor, not the viewfinder, meaning that the monitor must be on before digital zoom can be used.

Restrictions on Digital Zoom

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1/250	F4.9	16

Maximum optical zoom position

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1/250	F4.9	16

Hold for 2 sec. Zoom indicator turns yellow in digital zoom range

Digital zoom can only be used when the monitor is on. Digital zoom is not available when:

•The monitor is off

•Image quality is set to HI (p. 81)

•Black&White is selected in the Image Adjustment sub-menu (p.103)

•Multi-Shot 16 or Ultra HS is selected in the Continuous sub-menu (p. 100)

Beyond Point-and

Autofocus lamp blinks slowly to show that pictures can not be accurately framed in viewfinder

The camera can be zoomed in and out in the digital zoom range by pressing the W and T. To cancel digital zoom, press W until the zoom indicator turns white or turn the camera off.

-Shoot—Digital Zoom

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