Nikon COOLPIX P310, Reference Manual

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The Setup Menu
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AF Assist
Enable or disable the AF-assist illuminator that assists the autofocus when the
lighting is dim.
Digital Zoom
Enable or disable the digital zoom.
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Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame.
• The digital zoom cannot be used when Scene auto selector , Portrait , Night portrait , Easy
panorama in Panorama , Pet portrait or 3D photography is selected in scene mode.
• This feature may not be used in combination with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be
Used Simultaneously” (
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75) for more information.
• When the digital zoom is in effect, Metering is set to Center-weighted or Spot .
Press the
d
button
M
z
tab (
A
11)
M
AF assist
Option Description
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illuminator lights automatically if the lighting is dim.
The illuminator has a range of about 5.3 m (17 ft) at the
maximum wide-angle position and about 1.9 m (6 ft 2 in.) at the
maximum telephoto position.
• Even if Auto is selected, the AF-assist illuminator does not
light depending on the position of the focus area or the scene
mode such as
Museum (
A
44) and Pet portrait (
A
47).
Off
AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable
to focus if lighting is dim.
Press the
d
button
M z
tab (
A
11)
M
Digital zoom
Option Description
On (default setting)
When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom
position, rotating and holding the zoom control toward
g
(
i
)
triggers the digital zoom (
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27).
Off The digital zoom is not activated.