Nikon P520 Red ユーザーガイド

Step 3 Frame a Picture

The 

Basic

s of 
Shootin

g

 and Playback

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).

• The zoom can also be operated by rotating the side 

zoom control (

A2) toward g or f. 

The function of the side zoom control can be set in 
the Assign side zoom control in the setup menu 
(

• Amount of zoom is displayed at the top of the 

monitor screen when the zoom control is rotated.

• Rotating the zoom control toward 

g at the 

maximum optical zoom ratio triggers the digital 
zoom and the digital zoom can magnify up to about 
2× beyond the maximum magnification of the 
optical zoom.

C

• When the digital zoom is used, the image quality starts to 

deteriorate if the zoom position is increased beyond the V 
position on the zoom bar. 
The V position moves to the right as the image size (

A73) 

becomes smaller. 

• Using Digital zoom in the setup menu (

A103), it is possible to set the digital zoom so that it 

does not operate.

C

• See "Zoom memory" (

A69) for more information.

• See "Startup zoom position" (

A69) for more information.

Zoom out

Zoom in

Optical 
zoom

Digital 
zoom