Nikon S3100 Manuel D’Utilisation

Step 2 Frame a Picture

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Use the zoom control to activate optical zoom. Rotate 
the zoom control to 

g to zoom in so that the subject 

fills a larger area of the frame, or 

f to zoom out, thus 

increasing the area visible in the frame.
• The zoom position is set at the maximum wide-angle 

position when the camera is turned on.

• A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the 

monitor when the zoom control is rotated.

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum optical zoom position, rotating 
and holding the zoom control at 

g triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified 

up to 4× the maximum optical zoom ratio.

The camera focuses at the center of the frame and the focus area is not displayed 
when digital zoom is in effect.

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

digital zoom magnification.

Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V when taking still pictures. When zoom is 
increased beyond the V position, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to 
indicate that interpolation is being applied. The position of V moves to the right as image size 
decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoom positions at which shooting without interpolation 
is possible at the current image mode setting. 

Digital zoom can be disabled from the 

Digital zoom option (A 146) in the setup menu (A 135).

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical 
zoom

Digital 
zoom

Maximum optical zoom

Digital zoom enabled

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