Editing Images

oCrop: Creating a Cropped Copy

Create a copy containing only the portion visible in the monitor when uis displayed with playback zoom (A64) enabled. Cropped copies are saved as separate files.

1Rotate the zoom control to g(i) in full-frame playback mode (A61) to zoom in on the image.

To crop an image displayed in “tall” (portrait) orientation, zoom in on image until the black bars displayed on the both sides of the monitor disappear. The cropped image

is displayed in landscape orientation. To crop the image in its current “tall” (portrait) orientation, first, use the

Rotate image option (A 73) to rotate the image so

that it is displayed in landscape orientation. Next, enlarge the image for cropping, crop the image, and then rotate the cropped image back to “tall” (portrait) orientation.

Editing Image

2Refine copy composition.

Rotate the zoom control to g (i) or f (h) to adjust the zoom ratio.

Press the multi selector H, I, Jor Kto scroll the image until only the portion you want to copy is visible in the monitor.

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3Press the dbutton.

4Use the multi selector to select Yes and press the kbutton.

A cropped copy is created.

To exit without saving the copy, choose No and press the

kbutton.

CAbout the size of the original image

Save this image as

displayed?

Yes

No

As the area to be saved is reduced, the image size (pixels) of the cropped copy is also reduced. When the image is cropped and the size of the cropped copy is 320 × 240 or 160 × 120, the image is displayed with a black border on the playback screen, and the small picture icon B or C is displayed on the left of the playback screen.

DMore Information

78See “File and Folder Names” (A 131) for more information.

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Nikon COOLPIXL120BLK OCrop Creating a Cropped Copy, Refine copy composition, About the size of the original image

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