Optical zoom Digital zoom

B Easy Auto Mode

Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. In this case, select another shooting mode (A 37, 46, 48, 51).

When the digital zoom is in effect, the scene mode changes to U.

C When Using a Tripod

We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations:

-When shooting in dark conditions with the flash lowered, or when shooting in dark conditions using a shooting mode in which the flash does not fire

-When zooming in on the subject

Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (A 98) when using a tripod.

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom.

Zoom out

Zoom in

To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate the zoom

 

 

control to g (telephoto).

 

 

To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate the zoom

 

 

control to f (wide-angle).

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

The zoom operates quickly when you rotate the zoom control fully, and operates slowly when you rotate the zoom control partially (except when recording movies).

A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor

when the zoom control is rotated.

If you rotate the zoom control to g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you can use the digital zoom to magnify the image by up to 2×.

C Digital Zoom and Interpolation

When using the digital zoom, image quality deteriorates when zooming

in past Vin the zoom indicator.

The position of Vis more to the right when shooting smaller images; Small image size therefore, when the image size is smaller (as determined by the image

mode setting; A 64, E39), more digital zoom can be applied without image quality deterioration.

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Nikon COOLPIXL610SIL Using the Zoom, Easy Auto Mode, When Using a Tripod, Rotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom

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