Nikon S2 Manuel D’Utilisation

15

Basic Photography

1

 Ready the camera

Hold the camera steadily in both hands.

To avoid muffl ed sound or dark or partially obscured 
pictures, keep fi ngers and other objects away from 
the microphone, lens, fl ash, and AF-assist lamp.

2

 Frame the subject

The camera is equipped with two types of built-in 
zoom: optical zoom, in which the camera’s tele-
scoping lens can be used to magnify the subject up 
to 3 ×, and digital zoom, in which digital processing 
is used to further magnify the image up to 4 ×, for a 
total of 12 ×.  Use the  zoom buttons to frame your 
subject in the center of the monitor:

• Press  the 

 button to zoom out from your sub-

ject, increasing the area visible in the frame.

• Press  the 

 button to zoom in on your subject 

so that it fi lls a larger area of the frame.

• When the camera is zoomed in to maximum 

magnifi cation, holding the 

 button down for 

over a second will trigger digital zoom, and the 
zoom indicator will turn yellow.  Use the 

 and 

 buttons to adjust zoom in the digital zoom 

range.  To cancel digital zoom, press 

 until the 

zoom indicator turns white.

In digital zoom, data from the camera’s image sensor are processed digi-
tally, enlarging the center portion of the picture to fi ll the frame.  Unlike 
optical zoom, digital zoom does not increase the amount of detail visible 
in the picture.  Instead, details visible at maximum optical zoom are simply 
enlarged, producing a slightly “grainy” image.

 Indicator shows 

amount of zoom

AUTO

10

Zo

out

m 

in

Digital zoom

AUTO

10

Avoid touching the lens when opening or closing the sliding lens cover.

Make sure the multi-connector cover is tightly closed before using the camera.