Extended Optical Zoom EZ, Intelligent Zoom

Recording

Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)

This function works when any of the picture sizes (P69) indicated with is selected. You can zoom in further than you can with the Optical Zoom without deteriorating the image quality.

Maximum magnification: 11.3k

(This includes the optical zoom magnification. The magnification level differs depending on [Picture Size] setting.)

•“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.

•This function is not available in the following cases:

–[High Sens.]/[Photo Frame] (Scene Mode)

–When [Burst] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ ] or [ ]

–When recording motion pictures

(DMC-XS1)

–[Toy Effect] (Creative Control Mode)

Intelligent Zoom

Enabled when [i.Zoom] (P75) in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON].

You can zoom in up to 1.6k the original zoom magnification while minimizing the deterioration of the image quality.

•This will work automatically in Intelligent Auto Mode.

•This function is not available in the following cases:

–[High Sens.] (Scene Mode)

–When [Burst] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ ] or [ ] (DMC-XS1)

–[Toy Effect] (Creative Control Mode)

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DMCFH10P, DMC-FH10, DMCXS1R, DMC-XS1 specifications

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