Panasonic DMC-TZ18, MC-ZS8 owner manual Taking pictures with zoom, Zoom In/Out, Zoom types

Taking pictures with zoom

Recording Mode:

You can zoom in up to 16 times with “Optical Zoom”, and up to 33.8 times with “Extended Optical Zoom” (pictures only) with lower picture quality. To zoom further, you can use [i.ZOOM] or [Digital Zoom].

Do not block the lens barrel movement while zooming.

■Zoom types

Zoom In/Out

Capture a	Enlarge
wider area	the subject
(wide-angle)	(telephoto)

	Focus
	range
	Zoom ratio
Zoom bar	(approx.)

●Zoom speed can be adjusted. Zoom slowly → turn slightly Zoom quickly → turn completely

Type			Optical Zoom	Extended Optical Zoom
Maximum		16 ×			Up to 33.8 ×
ratio				(Depending on the picture size)
Picture quality			No		No
deterioration				(However, the picture size is reduced)
Operation			None	Set [Picture Size] in the [Rec] menu to a
conditions				setting for which is displayed (→70)
Screen
display					is displayed
Type			i.Zoom		Digital Zoom
Maximum		Approx. 1.3 × the Optical Zoom or		Up to 4 × the original zoom ratio
ratio		Extended Optical Zoom
Picture quality			Almost none		Yes
deterioration
Conditions,	i.Zoom functions in the following cases.			When [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu is
etc.	•	([Intelligent Auto] Mode)		set to [ON] (→36)

•Scene Mode (except for [High Sens.], [Hi-Speed Burst], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole])

•When [i.Resolution] in the [Rec] menu is set to [i.ZOOM] (→34)

Screen display

is displayed Digital Zoom area is displayed

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