Panasonic DMC-FX48 Taking Pictures with the Zoom, Direction detection function

Basic

Direction detection function

Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only when [ROTATE DISP.] (P91) is set to [ON])

•Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.

•Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.

[REC] mode: ñ·¿n¨

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 9.8k], 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(T).

To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide(W).

∫Types of zooms

Feature		Optical zoom		Extended Optical zoom					Digital zoom
							(EZ)
Maximum		5k					9.8k¢		20k [including optical zoom 5k]
									39.1k [including extended
magnification									optical zoom 9.8k]
									The higher the magnification
Picture quality		No deterioration				No deterioration			level, the greater the
									deterioration.
Conditions		None		[PICTURE SIZE] with					[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P74) on the
				(P67) is selected.					[REC] menu is set to [ON].
Screen									W	T
	W		T		W			T
display									W	T
									B The digital zoom range is
				A [			] is displayed.		displayed.

•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.) –¶)

¢The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.

∫Extended Optical zoom mechanism

When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

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