Nikon S9300 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Rotate the zoom control to activate the optical zoom.
• To zoom in so that the subject fills a larger area of the 

frame, rotate toward 

g (telephoto zoom position).

• To zoom out so that the area visible increases in the 

frame, rotate toward 

f (wide-angle position).

• When the power is turned on, the zoom is at the 

maximum wide-angle position.

• Rotating the zoom control all the way in either direction 

adjusts the zoom quickly, while rotating the control 
partially adjusts the zoom slowly (except during movie 
recording).

• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitor 

when the zoom control is rotated.

When the camera is already at the maximum optical zoom position, rotating the 
zoom control toward 

g (telephoto zoom position) triggers the digital zoom.

Digital zoom can magnify the subject up to about 4× beyond the maximum 
magnification of the optical zoom.

• The focus will be at the center of the frame and the focus area will not be 

displayed when the digital zoom is in effect.

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Unlike the optical zoom, the digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to 
magnify images, resulting in slight deterioration of image quality depending on the image mode 
(

A71) and digital zoom magnification.

V indicates the zoom position where interpolation is applied when shooting still pictures. When the 
zoom is increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator also turns 
yellow.
V moves to the right as the image size becomes smaller, allowing you to confirm the zoom position 
that can be used to capture still images without image degradation before shooting at the current 
image mode setting.

• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option in the setup menu (

A100).

Optical 
zoom

Digital 
zoom

Zoom out

Zoom in

Maximum optical zoom

Digital zoom enabled

When the image size is small