Nikon COOLPIXP300BK Using the Zoom, Frame a Picture, Digital Zoom and Interpolation

Step 2 Frame a Picture

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom. Rotate the zoom control toward gto zoom in, increasing the size of the subject. Rotate the zoom control toward fto zoom out, increasing the area visible in the frame.

•When the camera is turned on, the zoom is at the maximum wide-angle position.

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

Zoom out Zoom in

Optical zoom Digital zoom

Basic

Digital Zoom

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating and holding the zoom control at gtriggers digital zoom.

Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 2× beyond the maximum magnification of the optical zoom.

Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled

•The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed when digital zoom is in effect.

CDigital Zoom and Interpolation

Unlike the optical zoom, the digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality depending on the image mode (A74) and digital zoom magnification.

Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond Vwhen taking still pictures.

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.

When the image size is small

•Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A152) in the setup menu (A141).

Photography and Playback: A (Auto) Mode

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