Nikon P5100 Guida Utente

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

f (h) to zoom out, increasing 

the area visible in the frame, or 

g (i) to zoom in so that 

the subject fills a larger area of the frame.

When the camera is zoomed in to the maximum magnification (3.5×), rotating and 
holding the zoom control at 

g (i) triggers digital zoom. The subject is magnified 

up to 4×, for a total magnification of 14×.

When digital zoom is in effect, the camera will focus on the subject in the center 
focus area. 

A monitor indicator shows the current zoom ratio. 

B

If possible, digital zoom will create a picture by cropping the area visible in the monitor to the 
current image size (

A 92), increasing magnification without affecting quality.

If the crop would be smaller than the current image size, additional pixels are added through a 
process known as interpolation, creating a slightly “grainy” image.

The amount of zoom available before interpolation is used depends on the option currently 
selected for image size, as shown in the following table. The camera pauses temporarily in its 
zooming operation when it reaches the maximum zoom ratio possible before interpolation is used. 
V is displayed when interpolation is in effect.
Maximum zoom ratio without interpolation

Digital zoom can be limited to the range at which interpolation is not in effect, or it can be turned off 
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Image size

Zoom ratio

Image size

Zoom ratio

F, I,
G, H

3.5× (up to the maximum 
optical zoom ratio)

B

8.4× (digital zoom up to 2.4×)

A

10.5× (digital zoom up to 3.0×)

E

4.2× (digital zoom up to 1.2×)

J

13.3× (digital zoom up to 3.8×)

D

4.9× (digital zoom up to 1.4×)

K

14× (digital zoom up to 4×)

C

6.3× (digital zoom up to 1.8×)

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical zoom

Zoom indicator turns 
yellow when digital 
zoom is in effect

Zoom indicator is 
displayed when the 
zoom control is rotated

V