E59
The Setup Menu
Reference Section
AF Assist
Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when
the subject is dimly lit.
Digital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
B Notes About Digital Zoom
• The camera focuses on the subject at the center of the frame when digital zoom is in effect.
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations:
-When Portrait, Night portrait, Backlighting (when HDR is set to On), Easy panorama, or
Pet portrait scene mode is selected
- When smart portrait mode is selected
-When Subject tracking is selected for the touch shooting setting
-When Multi-shot 16 is selected (E37)
Display the shooting or playback screen M Press the d button M Tap z Set up M AF
assist
Option Description
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation
when the subject is poorly lit. The illuminator has a range of
about 2.0m (6ft 6in.). Note that for some scene modes or
focus areas, AF-assist illuminator may not light.
Off
Disable this function. The camera may be unable to focus
under poor lighting.
Display the shooting or playback screen M Press the d button M Tap z Set up M
Digital zoom
Option Description
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 (A23).
Off Digital zoom will not be activated.