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Viewing Pictures on the Camera
Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom
During full-frame playback ( 43), the ( )
button can be used to zoom in on pictures to a
maximum of 10×. The following operations can
be performed while pictures are zoomed in:
Creating a Cropped Copy
If a icon is displayed in the monitor during
playback zoom, the portion of the picture cur-
rently visible in the monitor can be saved to a
separate file. Pressing the shutter-release but-
ton displays the dialog shown at right; high-
light Yes and press the center of the multi
selector to create a new picture containing only
the area visible in the monitor.
• Depending on the size of the original and the zoom ratio at the time the copy was
created, copies will be 2,816 × 2,112 (COOLPIX L2 only), 2,592 × 1,944
(COOLPIX L3 only), 2,048 × 1,536, 1,600 × 1,200, 1,280 × 960,
1,024 × 768, 640 × 480, 320 × 240, or 160 × 120 pixels in size.
• Cropped pictures are stored in JPEG format (compression ratio 1:8) as separate pic-
tures from the original pictures.
Cropped Copies
Cropped copies may not display or transfer correctly when viewed on other models of
Nikon camera. See the Appendix for more information on cropped copies ( 99).
To Press
Zoom in ( ) —
Zoom out ( ) —
View other areas of picture —
Delete picture 44
View playback menu MENU 78
Exit to full-frame playback 43
Create cropped copy (see below) Shutter-release button —
Exit to shooting mode —
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SCROLL
SCROLL
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SCROLL
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ZOOM
ZOOM
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ZOOM
Save this image
as displayed?
Confirm
No
Ye s
OK