Nikon COOLPIXS80SIL Using the Zoom, Frame a Picture, Digital Zoom and Interpolation

Step 2 Frame a Picture

Using the Zoom

Tap jor kto activate optical zoom.

•To enlarge the subject: tap j.

•To capture a wide area: tap k.

•The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-angle position when the camera is turned on.

•A zoom indicator is displayed in the monitor during zooming.

Digital zoom T Zoom in

Optical zoom

W Zoom out

Basic

Digital Zoom

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, touching and holding jtriggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio.

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

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Maximum optical zoom Digital zoom enabled

Photography and Playback: G (Easy Auto) Mode

CDigital Zoom and Interpolation

Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality.

Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. 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 top as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting (A 38).

Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A 154) in the setup menu (A 145).

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Small image size

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