Taking pictures with zoom

Recording Mode:

You can zoom in up to 12 times with ‘Optical Zoom’, and up to 23.4 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)

 

W side (wide-angle)

T side (telephoto)

Focus

 

 

 

 

range

 

 

Zoom ratio

 

Zoom bar

(approx.)

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

Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.

Type

 

 

 

Optical Zoom

Extended Optical Zoom

Maximum

 

12 ×

 

 

Up to 23.4 × (Depending on the picture

ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

size)

Picture quality

 

 

 

No

 

No

deterioration

 

 

 

 

 

 

(However, the picture size is reduced)

Operation

 

 

 

None

Set [PICTURE SIZE] in the [REC] menu

conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

to a setting for which is displayed (→95)

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]

etc.

([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode)

menu is set to [ON] (→43)

Scene Mode (except for [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE])

([CLIPBOARD] Mode)

When [I.RESOLUTION] in the [REC] menu is set to [i.ZOOM] (→41)

Screen display

is displayed

Digital Zoom area is displayed

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Panasonic DMC-ZS6 operating instructions Taking pictures with zoom, Zoom In/Out, Zoom types