Nikon COOLPIX AW120 Verweishandbuch

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• We recommend using a tripod to stabilize the camera in the following situations.

- When shooting in dim lighting 

- When shooting with the flash mode (

A49) set to W (off)

- When using the telephoto setting

• When using a tripod to stabilize the camera during shooting, set Photo VR to Off 

in the setup menu (

A76) to prevent potential errors caused by this function.

When you move the zoom control, the zoom 
lens position changes.

• To zoom in closer to the subject: Move 

toward 

g (telephoto)

• To zoom out and view a larger area: Move 

toward 

f (wide-angle)

When you turn the camera on, the zoom 
moves to the maximum wide-angle 
position.

• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of 

the shooting screen when the zoom control 
is moved.

• Digital zoom, which allows you to further 

magnify the subject up to approximately 4× 
the maximum optical zoom ratio, can be activated by moving and holding 
the zoom control toward 

g when the camera is zoomed in to the maximum 

optical zoom position.

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The zoom indicator turns blue when the digital zoom is activated, and it turns yellow 
when the zoom magnification is increased further.
• Zoom indicator is blue: Image quality is not noticeably reduced by using the 

Dynamic Fine Zoom.

• Zoom indicator is yellow: Image quality is noticeably reduced.
• The indicator remains blue across a wider area when the image size is smaller.

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical 

zoom

Digital 

zoom