Menu Settings

5 Rotate the zoom ring to Tele or Wide.

10

5

1X

T(420) W(35)

420

300

50

35

(3

:Zoom ring

Always set to Tele when using a tele conversion lens and to Wide when using a wide conversion lens. The

conversion icon ([ ] or [ ]) changes from red (blinking) to white.

When using a conversion lens, ensure the conversion icon is white when taking pictures. If pictures are taken when it is blinking, performance will not be up to specification.

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w Recordable range when using a conversion lens

When attaching the tele conversion lens

Wide

Tele

 

 

Normal

5.4 m (18 feet)

to c

 

 

 

 

 

Macro

5.4 m (18 feet)

to c

 

 

 

 

 

When attaching the wide conversion lens

 

Wide

Tele

 

 

 

Normal

15 cm

 

(0.5 feet) to c

 

Macro

15 cm

(0.5 feet) to c

 

 

 

 

 

When attaching the close-up lens

 

 

 

 

Wide

Tele

 

 

 

 

20 cm

40 cm

Normal

(0.7 feet) to

(1.3 feet) to

50 cm

50 cm

 

(1.7 feet)

(1.7 feet)

 

 

 

 

5 cm

40 cm

Macro

(0.17 feet) to

(1.3 feet) to

50 cm

50 cm

 

 

(1.7 feet)

(1.7 feet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indication

Actual

 

magnification

 

 

 

 

 

Tele

 

 

conver-

12M

20.4M_

sion

 

 

lens

 

 

 

 

 

Wide

 

 

conver-

1M

0.7M

sion

 

 

lens

 

 

 

 

 

_The actual magnification when using the digital zoom (P38) and the extended optical zoom (P37) is 1.7M the zoom magnification displayed when set to Tele.

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Panasonic DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K Rotate the zoom ring to Tele or Wide, Recordable range when using a conversion lens

DMC-FZ50, DMCFZ50K specifications

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