Nikon COOLPIXS100RED Using the Zoom, Digital Zoom and Interpolation, Maximum optical zoom

Using the Zoom

Tap j or kto activate optical zoom.

•To enlarge the subject, tap j.

•To capture a wide area, tap k. The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-angle position when the camera is turned on.

•A zoom indicator is displayed in the monitor during zooming.

Step 3 Frame a Picture

Digital zoom

Zoom in

Optical zoom

Zoom out

Digital Zoom

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching and holding jtriggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio when using digital zoom.

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.

CDigital 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 (A62) and digital zoom magnification.

Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. When zoom is increased beyond the Vposition, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolation is being applied. V moves up as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the zoom position that can be used to capture still images without image

degradation before shooting at the current image size setting. Small image size

•Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup menu (A88).

Basic Steps for Shooting and Playback

27