Recording

Applicable modes:

Using the Zoom

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

You can zoom in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom out to record landscapes in wide angle.

Setting the number of pixels to 10M or less will operate the Extended Optical Zoom to take zoomed pictures without affecting quality.

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 (EZ)

 

(DMC-SZ1) (DMC-SZ02)

(DMC-SZ1) (DMC-SZ02)

Maximum

10k

22.5k¢1

magnification

(DMC-FH8)

(DMC-FH8)

 

5k

11.3k¢1

Picture

No deterioration

No deterioration

quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

None

[Picture Size] with

(P64) is

selected.

 

 

 

 

¢1 This includes the optical zoom magnification. The magnification level differs depending on [Picture Size] setting.

The zoom functions below can also be used to further increase the zoom magnification.

Feature

Intelligent Zoom

Digital Zoom

Maximum

2k

4k¢2

magnification

 

 

Picture

Zoom in while limiting deterioration

The higher the magnification level, the

quality

greater the deterioration.

 

Conditions

[i.Resolution] (P70) on the [Rec] menu

[Digital Zoom] (P70) on the [Rec] menu

is set to [i.ZOOM].

is set to [ON].

 

 

 

 

¢2 This is 2k magnification when [i.Resolution] in [Rec] menu is set to [i.ZOOM].

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Panasonic VQT3Z52, DMC-SZ1, DMC-FH8 Using the Zoom, Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide