Basic

[REC] mode: 񷿨

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical zoom (EZ)/Using

the Digital Zoom

You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 9.1k], do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).

Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in [REC] menu.

To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)

Slide the zoom lever towards Tele.

To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Slide the zoom lever towards Wide.

Types of zooms

Feature

 

Optical zoom

 

Extended optical zoom (EZ)

Digital zoom

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18.6k [including optical zoom

 

4.6k

 

 

9.1k¢

 

 

 

4.6k]

 

magnification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36.3k [including extended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

optical zoom 9.1k]

 

Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The higher the magnification

 

No deterioration

 

 

No deterioration

 

 

 

level, the greater the

 

quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deterioration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

 

None

 

[PICTURE SIZE] with

 

 

 

[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P88) on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(P81) is selected.

 

 

 

[REC] menu is set to [ON].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

T

 

W

T

 

W

 

T

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B The digital zoom range is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

A[ ] is displayed.

When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.3 m (0.99 ft.) )

¢The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.

Extended optical zoom mechanism

When you set the picture size to [ ] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.

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Panasonic DMCTS1S Taking Pictures with the Zoom, Slide the zoom lever towards Tele, Slide the zoom lever towards Wide