Recording

Using the Zoom

Applicable modes:

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

To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.

Screen display

Example of display when Extra Optical Zoom (EZ), Intelligent Zoom and Digital Zoom are used together.

AExtra Optical Zoom indication

B Optical Zoom range

CIntelligent Zoom range D Digital Zoom range

E Zoom magnification (approximation)

When using the Zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar. [Example: 0.5 m (1.6 ft.) ]

The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Be sure not to interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.

For details about using the zoom while recording motion pictures, refer to P36.

Optical Zoom

Zooms in without deteriorating the image quality.

Maximum magnification: 10k

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Panasonic DMC-SZ9 Using the Zoom, Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide, Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, Optical Zoom