Taking close-up pictures

Recording mode:

When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] () enables you to take pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 3 cm (0.098 feet) for max. W).

Press to display [Macro Mode]

Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] and press [MENU/SET]

Taking close-up pictures without standing close to subject ( “Tele macro” function)

“Tele macro” operates automatically when zoom ratios are close to the maximum T setting. The focus can be aligned for distances as close as 1 m (3.3 feet).

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[Macro Zoom]

To take even larger images of the subject, setting to [Macro Zoom] enables the subject to appear even larger than when using [AF Macro].

Press to display [Macro Mode]

Use cursor button to select [Macro Zoom] and press [MENU/ SET]

Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever

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The zoom position is fixed at the Wide end.

Focus range is 3 cm (0.098 feet) - .

Digital Zoom magnification (1 x to 3 x)

●●In [Macro Zoom], higher magnification results in lower picture quality.

●●When [Macro Zoom] is set, Extra Optical Zoom or [i.ZOOM] does not work. ●●[Macro Zoom] cannot be used in the following cases:

••[Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect]) ••When the [Burst] setting is set to , or

••[3D Photo Mode]

●●When [AF Tracking] is set, zoom macro is cancelled.

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Panasonic DMC-ZS15, DMC-TZ25 operating instructions Taking close-up pictures, Macro Zoom, Changes to

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