Nikon COOLPIXP510BLK, COOLPIXP510RED manual Using the Zoom

Using the Zoom

Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.

•To zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the frame, rotate toward g(telephoto zoom position).

•To zoom out so that the area visible increases in the frame, rotate toward f(wide-angle position).

•Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating the control partially adjusts the zoom slowly (except during movie recording).

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

•The zoom can also be operated by rotating the side zoom control (A3) toward gor f.

The function of the side zoom control can be set in the control in the setup menu (A108).

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Optical Digital

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The Basics

Digital Zoom

When the camera is already at the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control toward g(telephoto zoom position) triggers the 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 focus will be at the center of the frame and the focus area will not be displayed when the 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 image quality depending on the image size (A78) and digital zoom magnification.

Vindicates the zoom position where interpolation is applied when shooting still pictures. When the zoom is increased beyond the Vposition, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator also turns yellow.

Vmoves to the right as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the zoom position that can be used to capture still images without image degradation before shooting at the current image size setting.

When the image size is small

•Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup menu (A108).

CMore Information

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•	See “Zoom memory” (A62) for more Information.
•	See “Startup zoom position” (A62) for more Information.	31