Panasonic DMC-TZ3 Basics 2 Taking pictures with zoom, Enlarge Tele Restore Wide, Zoom types

Basics 2 Taking pictures with zoom

Subjects can be enlarged by ten times with ‘Optical zoom’ and up to 15 (13.8) times with ‘Extended optical zoom’. ‘Digital zoom’ can then be used to multiply this effect by four

times further. (28-280 mm: 35 mm film camera equivalent)											DMC-TZ2
Enlarge (Tele)							Restore (Wide)
			Turn to T side					Turn to W side
	Zoom types
	Type	Optical zoom			Extended optical zoom (EZ)					Digital zoom
Max.		10x			15x 1, 13.8x 2, 13x			1	40x (including optical zoom: 10x)
enlargement					12.6x 1, 12x, 11.6x			2	60x (including extended optical zoom: 15x)
Picture quality		No loss		No loss					Deteriorates by factor of enlargement
Conditions		None			Select picture size				‘D. ZOOM’ (P.56) set to ‘ON’ in REC
					(P.52) marked with				menu
									Displays digital zoom area
Screen display
						displayed
									Within digital zoom area AF area
									becomes larger when pressing
									shutter button halfway

1 DMC-TZ3 only, 2 DMC-TZ2 only (Zoom ratio depends on ASPECT RATIO and PICT.SIZE.)

What is Extended optical zoom (EZ)?

If, for example, set to ‘3M EZ’ (equivalent to 3 million pixels), a picture will only be taken

of a 3M-sized central part of a 7M (equivalent to 7.2 million pixels)	3 area, meaning that
the picture can be enlarged further.	3 DMC-TZ2: 6M

Entering digital zoom area

Once the bar stops before the digital zoom area, continue to hold the zoom lever, or release it once then push it again.

Digital zoom area Bar stops momentarily

To recall zoom ratio from time power was turned off ‘ZOOM RESUME’ (P.20)

The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.

Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.

Do not block the lens barrel (P.12) movement while zooming.

Zoom cannot be adjusted during motion picture recording.

A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking wider-angled pictures of close objects, while using more telescopic zoom may result in more coloring appearing around the outlines of objects.

The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated – this is not a fault.

When using extended optical zoom, zoom movement may stop momentarily near maximum W (1x), but this is not a fault.

The Optical image stabilizer may be less effective when using digital zoom. It is recommended that you use a tripod and the self-timer (P.35).

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