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Step 2 — Frame the Picture
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Frame your subject
Your Nikon digital camera is equipped with two
types of built-in zoom: optical zoom, in which the
camera’s telescoping lens can be used to magnify
the subject up to 8.3 ×, and digital zoom, in which
digital processing is used to further magnify the
image up to 4 ×, for a total of about 33 ×. Use the
zoom buttons to frame your subject in the monitor
or electronic viewfi nder:
• Press the button to zoom out from your
subject, increasing the area visible in the frame.
Press the button to zoom in on your subject
so that it fi lls a larger area of the frame. Press the
buttons fully for high-speed zoom, halfway for
normal zoom.
• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum
magnifi cation, holding the button down for
about one second will trigger digital zoom. The
zoom indicator will turn yellow. Use the and
buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom
range. To cancel digital zoom, press until the
zoom indicator turns white.
Digital Zoom
In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digitally, enlarging the
center portion of the picture to fi ll the frame. Unlike optical zoom, digital zoom does not
increase the amount of detail visible in the picture. Instead, details visible at maximum
optical zoom are simply enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.
When Lighting Is Poor
When lighting is poor, sensitivity is raised to compensate and the image in the monitor
may be slightly mottled. This is normal and does not indicate a malfunction.
Viewfi nder Focus
If the image in the electronic viewfi nder seems blurred, rotate
the diopter adjustment control until the image is in sharp fo-
cus. When operating the diopter control with your eye to the
viewfi nder, care should be taken to avoid accidentally putting
your fi nger in your eye.
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