The Setup Menu

AF Assist

Press the dbutton Mztab (A13) MAF assist

Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator that assists the autofocus when the lighting is dim.

Option

Description

 

AF-assist illuminator lights automatically if the lighting is dim.

 

The illuminator has a range of about 4.0 m (13 ft) at the

Auto (default setting)

maximum wide-angle position and about 2.1 m (6 ft 10 in.) at the

maximum telephoto position.

 

Even if Auto is selected, the AF-assist illuminator does not

 

light depending on the position of the focus area or the scene

 

mode such as Museum (A50) and Pet portrait (A52).

Off

AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable

to focus if lighting is dim.

 

 

 

Reference Section

Digital Zoom

Press the dbutton Mztab (A13) MDigital zoom

Enable or disable the digital zoom.

Option

Description

On (default setting)

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom

position, rotating and holding the zoom control toward g(i)

 

triggers the digital zoom (A31).

 

 

Off

The digital zoom is not activated.

 

 

BNotes on Digital Zoom

When the digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame.

The digital zoom cannot be used when Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, Easy panorama in Panorama, Pet portrait or 3D photography is selected in scene mode.

This feature may not be used in combination with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously” (A80) for more information.

When the digital zoom is in effect, Metering is set to Center-weightedor Spot.

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Nikon COOLPIXP510RED, COOLPIXP510BLK manual AF Assist, Digital Zoom, E82, Enable or disable the digital zoom