Basic Camera Setup: The Setup Menu

hAF Assist

Change settings for AF-assist illumination.

Auto (default setting)

AF-assist illumination will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is poorly lit. Note that for some scene modes, AF-assist illumination turns off automatically.

Off

Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus if lighting is poor.

uDigital Zoom

Adjust settings for using digital zoom.

On (default setting)

Digital zoom (A 23) will be activated when the g (i) is pressed when the optical zoom has been magnified to its maximum rate.

Off

Digital Zoom will not be activated (Except when shooting a movie).

Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus

BNotes on Digital Zoom

AF area (A 94) will be set Center when digital zoom is been used.

Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.

-When Scene Mode is set to Portrait or Night portrait.

-When the smile mode is selected.

-When Continuous mode is set to Multi-shot 16.

-Just before recording a movie (Up to 2× zoom can be activated while recording movies other

than Time-lapse movieP).

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