Nikon P310 Mode D'Emploi

Step 3 Frame a Picture

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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).

• 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 2× 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 size 
(

A73) 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 size setting.

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

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• See “Zoom memory” (

A56) for more Information.

• See “Startup zoom position” (

A56) for more Information.

Optical 
zoom

Digital 
zoom

Zoom out

Zoom in

Maximum optical zoom

Digital zoom enabled

When the image size is small