Nikon COOLPIX P610 Digital Camera User Manual


 
27
The Basics of Shooting and Playback
Using the Zoom
Rotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom.
To zoom in closer to the subject, rotate the zoom
control to g (telephoto).
To zoom out and view a larger area, rotate the zoom
control to f (wide-angle).
When you turn the camera on, the zoom moves to the
maximum wide-angle position.
The zoom operates quickly when you rotate the zoom
control fully, and operates slowly when you rotate the
zoom control partially (except when recording movies).
A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor
when the zoom control is rotated.
If you rotate the zoom control to g when the camera is
zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, you
can use the digital zoom to magnify the image by up to 2×.
B Easy Auto Mode
Depending upon shooting conditions, the camera may not select the desired scene mode. In this
case, select another shooting mode (A37, 46, 48, 51).
When the digital zoom is in effect, the scene mode changes to U.
C When Using a Tripod
We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations:
- When shooting in dark conditions with the flash lowered, or when shooting in dark conditions
using a shooting mode in which the flash does not fire
- When zooming in on the subject
Set Vibration reduction to Off in the setup menu (A98) when using a tripod.
Zoom out Zoom in
Optical zoom Digital zoom
C Digital Zoom and Interpolation
When using the digital zoom, image quality deteriorates when zooming
in past V in the zoom indicator.
T
he position of V is more to the right when shooting smaller images;
therefore, when the image size is smaller (as determined by the image
mode setting; A 64, E39), more digital zoom can be applied without
image quality deterioration.
Small image size