Panasonic DMC-LX2 operating instructions Using the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom

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OUsing the Digital Zoom Further extending the zoom

A maximum of 16× zoom can be achieved with the 4× optical zoom and the 4× digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON] in the [REC] menu. However, if a picture size that can use extended optical zoom is selected, a maximum of 24.8× zoom can be achieved with the 6.2× extended optical zoom and the 4× digital zoom.

nMenu operation

1 Press [MENU/SET].

•When a scene mode is selected, press w in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P62), press

r to select the [REC] menu icon [] and then press q.

2 Press e/r to select [D.ZOOM]
and then press q.
3 Press r to select [ON] and then
press [MENU/SET].
REC			3/4
AEAF--LL	AF/AE LOCK		AF/AE
	D.ZOOM		OFF
	COL.EFFECT		ON
	PICT.ADJ.		MENU
	FLIP ANIM.
SELECT	SET	MENU	SET
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
• You can also use the joystick to perform
steps 2 to 4.

nEntering the digital zoom range When you rotate the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position, the on-screen zoom indication may momentarily pause.

You can enter the digital zoom range to continuously rotate the zoom lever to Tele or to release the zoom lever once and then rotate it to Tele again.

• [OFF]: W T

• [ON]: W T

	1			2
1		4	16

EZ W T

3 2

1 6.2 24.8

1Optical zoom

2 Digital zoom

3 Extended optical zoom

•The AF area is displayed with a size wider than usual and set only to a point on the center of the screen in the digital zoom range. (P89)

•When using the digital zoom, the picture quality becomes deteriorated.

•In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer function may not be effective.

•When using the digital zoom, use a tripod and the self-timer (P47) for best results.

•The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.

•The digital zoom does not operate in the following cases.

–In Auto mode [0]

–In [SPORTS] (P63), [HIGH SENS.] (P68) and [BABY1]/[BABY2] (P69) in scene mode

–When quality is set to [RAW]

–When ISO sensitivity is set to [ISO ]

To select To set and to close

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