Basic

[REC] mode: ñ·½¾n

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using

the Digital Zoom

You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer (maximum of 7.1k), do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).

Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in [REC] menu.

To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.

To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

Types of zooms

Feature

 

Optical zoom

Extended optical zoom

Digital zoom

 

 

 

 

 

(EZ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16k [including optical zoom

 

4k

 

 

 

7.1k¢1

4k]

 

magnification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.5k [including extended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

optical zoom 7.1k]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The higher the magnification

 

No deterioration

 

 

No deterioration

level, the greater the

 

quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deterioration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

 

None

[PICTURE SIZE] with

[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P65) on the

 

(P59) is selected.

[REC] menu is set to [ON].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen

W

 

T

 

 

 

W

 

T

 

W

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B The digital zoom range is

display

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A [

] is displayed.

The AF area becomes larger

 

 

 

 

 

when the shutter button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed halfway in the digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom range¢2.

 

When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) )

¢1 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting. ¢2 The on-screen zoom indication may momentarily stop moving when you rotate the zoom

lever to the extreme Tele position. You can enter the digital zoom range by continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele or releasing the zoom lever once and then rotating it to Tele again.

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Panasonic DMC-FS20 Taking Pictures with the Zoom, Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide