Panasonic DMC-LZ5 Picture size and maximum zoom Magnification, ± Available, Not available

Basic

Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)

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This camera has a 6k optical zoom. However, if the picture size is not set to the

highest setting for each aspect ratio [ /

/ ], a maximum of 8.3k (DMC-LZ5)/7.5k(DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3) zoom can be achieved with no picture quality deterioration.

Picture size with the		Picture size with the
extended optical zoom		extended optical zoom
not activated [example:		activated [example:
[	] (6M)]	[	] (3M EZ)]

(DMC-LZ5)

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∫Picture size and maximum zoom

magnification

(±: Available, —: Not available)

Aspect			Picture size							Maximum	Extended
										zoom	optical
	ratio
										magnification	zoom
					/				(6M)
		(DMC-LZ5)/
				/					(5M)
			(DMC-LZ4/
			DMC-LZ3)
								(5M)
		(DMC-LZ5)/
						(4.5M)				6k	—
			(DMC-LZ4/
			DMC-LZ3)
						(4.5M)
		(DMC-LZ5)/
						(3.5M)
			(DMC-LZ4/
			DMC-LZ3)/
			(3M EZ)
			(2M EZ)							8.3k
			(1M EZ)							(DMC-LZ5)
							/			7.5k	±
										(DMC-LZ4/
			(0.3M EZ)
										DMC-LZ3)
								/
			(2.5M EZ)

(2M EZ)

∫Extended optical zoom mechanism

When you set the picture size to [ ]

(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 6M (6 million pixels) (DMC-LZ5)/5M (5 million pixels) (DMC-LZ4/DMC-LZ3) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

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