Nikon COOLPIXS550CB Digital Zoom, Frame a Picture, Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation

Step 2 Frame a Picture

Digital Zoom

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (5×), holding down g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4×, for a total magnification of 20×.

The focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect, and focus will be in the center of the screen.

Optical zoom (up to 5×). Digital zoom is in effect.

In the digital zoom which is different from the optical zoom, an image is enlarged using the digital processing, creating slightly grainy image.

Vis displayed in the zooming position of the maximum ratio without interpolation in the zoom indicator on the monitor.

The zoom indicator will be yellow when the zooming operation goes beyond V, and the picture quality in digital zoom begins to degrade.

CMaximum zoom ratio without interpolation

The Vposition displayed in the zoom indicator will move to the Zoom in side if the image size in the image mode (A 87) becomes smaller, and the picture quality won’t degrade due to the digital zoom until the magnification reaches the values shown in the table below.

If the magnification at which picture quality in digital zoom begins to degrade, the zooming operation will stop temporarily. In addition, if the g (i) is continuously pressed to increase the magnification, the picture quality in digital zoom begins to degrade.

Basic Photography and Playback: Auto Mode

Image Mode	Zoom rate
h, i	5×
	(maximum optical zoom)

L7× (1.4 digital zoom)

Image Mode	Zoom rate
M, P	9× (1.8 digital zoom)

N18× (3.6 digital zoom)

O20× (4 digital zoom)

Digital zoom can be turned off (A 115)

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