Nikon COOLPIXL22BLK, L21, COOLPIXL22R Using the Zoom, C Digital Zoom and Interpolation

Step 2 Frame a Picture

Using the Zoom

Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate the zoom control to gto zoom in on the subject. Rotate the zoom control to f to zoom out.

The zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor when the zoom control is rotated.

COOLPIX L22	COOLPIX L21
f Zoom out gZoom in	f Zoom out gZoom in

Optical zoom Digital zoom

Basic Photography

Digital Zoom

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and holding the zoom control at g triggers digital zoom. Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the magnification of the optical zoom.

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

Maximum magnification	Digital zoom is in effect.
of optical zoom.

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.

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.

The position of Vmoves to the right as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting.

and Playback: Easy Auto Mode

When the image size is small.

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