Digital Camera User Manual

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Setup Menu
Basic Camera Setup
AF Assist
Enable or disable AF-assist illuminator, which assists autofocus operation when the
subject is dimly lit.
Digital Zoom
Enable or disable digital zoom.
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 158) M AF assist
Auto (default setting)
AF-assist illuminator will be used to assist the focus operation when the subject is
dimly lit. The illuminator has a range of about 8.0 m (26 ft.) at the maximum wide-
angle position and about 4.0 m (13 ft.) at the maximum telephoto position.
Note that for some scene modes or focus areas even when Auto is selected, AF-
assist illuminator may not light.
Off
AF-assist illuminator does not light. The camera may be unable to focus under dim
lighting.
d button M z (Setup menu) (A 158) 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 when recording movies).
B Notes on Digital Zoom
• When digital zoom is in effect, the camera focuses at the center of the frame.
• Digital zoom cannot be used in the following situations.
- When using the scene auto selector, j (night landscape), e (night portrait), R (backlighting)
(when HDR is set to On), and Portrait scene modes
- When using subject tracking mode
- When continuous shooting mode is set to Multi-shot 16
- When using a (smile timer)
• While digital zoom is in effect, metering is set to center-weighted or spot metering.