Why does my Samsung NX1000 magnify the view in manual focus, and can I take a photo at that zoom level?
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On my Samsung NX1000 with the 20–50mm lens, switching to manual focus makes the LCD suddenly zoom far in on part of the scene, then jump back to the normal view. I thought the lens was doing some kind of extra zoom beyond its normal focal length.
Why does this happen, how do I use manual focus properly, and can I keep that magnified view on screen? Also, if I press the shutter while it is magnified, the camera returns to the normal view and takes the photo there. Is there any way to capture the image at that “mega zoom” level?
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What you see on the LCD screen on the back of the camera is a magnified view of part of the image the lens is projecting onto the sensor. The lens isn't zooming, only the screen is. This is a feature, named Manual Focus Assist, to help you see fine details so that you can manually focus more accurately. Most cameras with this feature will also let you pan around the image if what you wish to bring into focus is not in the center of the scene. The screen will zoom to the area you have selected as the focus point. To change the location and size of the focus point, see the instructions on page 67 of the NX1000 User Manual.
To manually focus you turn the focusing ring on the lens. Rotating the ring is what activates the MF Assist. There are a few options for MF Assist listed on page 70 of the NX1000 User Manual. You can choose to turn it off, set the magnification at 5x, set the magnification at 8x, or to display a focus bar that rises as the amount of contrast (focus) increases. There does not seem to be an option to keep the screen zoomed in all the time. Remember, the lens isn't zooming that far. The LCD screen is just magnifying a part of the view from the lens.
When you take the picture, the entire image that the lens is projecting onto the sensor is recorded, not just the part that is magnified on your LCD screen.
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That “mega zoom” is not the lens zooming in farther. It’s the NX1000’s manual focus assist: the LCD magnifies part of the image so you can check sharpness more easily while turning the focus ring.
To focus manually, rotate the lens’s focus ring. The camera may briefly magnify the selected focus area, then return to the normal composition view so framing isn’t interrupted. On cameras like this you can usually change or disable MF Assist in the menu, and the focus area location/size can be adjusted in the camera settings/manual.
When you press the shutter, the camera records the full normal image from the lens at its actual focal length. The magnified LCD view is only a preview aid, not extra optical zoom, so you cannot capture a photo at that assist magnification unless you crop the image later in software.
In short: the lens is not changing focal length, the screen is only magnifying for focusing assistance.
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