Nikon Coolpix S3100 - AF Assist; Digital Zoom

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Setup Menu
Basic Camera Setup
AF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illumination, which assists autofocus operation when
the subject is poorly lit.
Digital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
B Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, AF area mode is set to Center (A 46).
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When Scene auto selector, Portrait, Night portrait, or Pet portrait scene mode is selected
- When smart portrait mode is selected
- When subject tracking mode is selected
- When Continuous is set to Multi-shot 16 (A 42)
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 136) M AF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illumination is used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 1.9 m (6 ft. 3 in.) at the maximum
wide-angle position and about 1.1 m (3 ft. 7 in.) at the maximum telephoto position.
Note that for some scene modes or focus areas, AF-assist illuminator may not light
up.
Off
AF-assist illuminator does not light up. The camera may be unable to focus under
dim lighting.
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 136) M Digital zoom
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the
zoom control to g (i) triggers digital zoom (A 25).
Off
Digital zoom will not be activated (except during movie recording).