Nikon COOLPIXS31WHT Using the Zoom, Digital Zoom and Interpolation, Digital zoom Optical zoom

Using the Zoom

When you press the multi-selector Hor I, the zoom indicator is displayed on the right side of the monitor and the optical zoom is activated.

•To zoom in closer to the subject, press H(telephoto).

•To zoom out and view a larger area, press I (wide-angle).

When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the maximum wide-angle position.

Zoom in

Zoom out

•If you press Hwhen the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you can use the digital zoom to magnify the image further by up to about 4×.

Zoom indicator

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Digital zoom

Optical zoom

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C Digital 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 depending on the image size and the
digital zoom magnification.
When using digital zoom, we recommend reducing the image size in A Photo size under
C Choose a size in order to minimize image deterioration (A 54).	23