Application (Record)

Taking close-up pictures

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 you

 

 

increase the zoom ratio to 12 times or higher while

 

 

[AF Macro] is set, enabling the camera to focus on a

 

 

subject as close as 1 m (3.3 feet).

 

 

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changes to

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display

 

 

 

●●It is not possible to set AF Macro Mode in the following cases. ••In all Scene Modes except [3D Photo Mode]

[Macro Zoom] (Enlarging close-up subjects)

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 magnification with the zoom lever

Return Enlarge

The zoom position is fixed at the Wide end.

Focus range is 3 cm (0.098 feet) - .

Magnification (1x to 3x)

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

●●When [Macro Zoom] is set, Extended optical zoom or [i.ZOOM] does not work. ●●When [AF Tracking] is set, zoom macro is canceled.

●●The [Macro Zoom] cannot be set in the following cases: ••[Creative Control] Mode ([Toy Effect] [Miniature Effect])

••When the [Burst] setting is set to or

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Panasonic DMCZS25K, DMC-ZS25 owner manual Taking close-up pictures, Macro Zoom Enlarging close-up subjects

DMC-ZS25, DMCZS25K specifications

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