The Setup Menu

AF Assist

dbutton Mztab MAF assist

Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when the subject is dimly lit.

Option

Description

 

 

Auto

AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is dimly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft 2 in.) at the maximum wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.

(default setting)

Note that for some scene modes (such as Museum (A44) and Pet portrait (A46)) or focus areas, the AF-assist illuminator may not light even when Auto is selected.

Off

AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable to focus under dim lighting.

Digital Zoom

dbutton Mztab MDigital zoom

Enable or disable digital zoom.

Option

Description

 

 

Section Reference

On

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the zoom control to g(i) triggers digital

(default setting)

zoom (A27).

Off

Digital zoom will not be activated.

BNotes About Digital Zoom

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

•Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.

-When Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, or Pet portrait is selected in scene mode

-When smart portrait mode is selected

-When subject tracking mode is selected

-When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16

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