School tip Playback magnification

Check the sharpness of your close-ups with this handy feature

WHEN YOU review a shot, you can magnify the image to check that details are sharp. There are several ways to do this. If your camera has a touchscreen, you can spread two fingers on the rear screen to magnify the image up to around 10x. Or, double-tap on the image for a 100% view of the pixels at the point you tapped. If your camera has a magnification button, you can repeatedly press this to magnify the image up to 10x. Some cameras allow you to change the magnification in the blue Playback menu (right), so that you don’t have to repeatedly press the button to zoom into details.

During playback, you can compare the image with others to select the one with the sharpest details and add a rating. Depending on the camera, you can do this by swiping the touchscreen left or right, or rotating the Main Dial.