25Step 2 Frame a PictureBasic Photography and Playback : Auto ModeUsing the ZoomRotate the zoom control to activate optical zoom.Rotate in the direction of g to zoom in on the subject.Or rotate in the direction of f to have a wider view.A zoom indicator is displayed at the top of the monitorwhen the zoom control is rotated.Digital ZoomWhen the camera is already at the maximum opticalzoom magnification, rotating the zoom control in theg direction will trigger digital zoom. The subject canbe magnified up to 4× of the maximum optical zoomratio.Focus will be on the center of the frame and the focus area will not be displayedwhen digital zoom is in effect.C Digital Zoom and InterpolationUnlike optical zoom, digital zoom uses a digital imaging process known as interpolation to magnifyimages, resulting in slight deterioration of picture quality according to the image mode (A90) anddigital zoom magnification.Interpolation is applied at zoom positions beyond V. When zoom is increased beyond the Vposition, interpolation is initiated and the zoom indicator turns yellow to indicate that interpolationis being applied.The position of V moves to the right as image size decreases, allowing for confirmation of the zoompositions at which shooting without interpolation is possible at the current image mode setting.• Digital zoom can be disabled from the Digital zoom option (A121) in the setup menu (A110).Zoom out Zoom inOpticalzoomDigitalzoomOptical zoom (up to 4×). Digital zoom is in effect.When the image size is small
