Basic

[REC] mode: ñ·½¾n

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using

the Digital Zoom

You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 7.1k (DMC-FS5)/4.8k(DMC-FS3)], do not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).

Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in [REC] menu.

To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.

To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)

Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.

Types of zooms

Feature

 

Optical zoom

Extended optical zoom

Digital zoom

 

 

 

 

 

(EZ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16k (DMC-FS5) [including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

optical zoom 4k]/12k

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.1k¢1 (DMC-FS5)

(DMC-FS3) [including optical

Maximum

 

4k (DMC-FS5)

 

 

zoom 3k]

 

magnification

 

3k (DMC-FS3)

 

 

4.8k¢1 (DMC-FS3)

28.5k (DMC-FS5) [including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

extended optical zoom 7.1k]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.1k (DMC-FS3) [including

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

extended optical zoom 4.8k]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The higher the magnification

 

No deterioration

 

 

No deterioration

level, the greater the

 

quality

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

deterioration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conditions

 

None

[PICTURE SIZE] with

[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P65) on the

 

(P59) is selected.

[REC] menu is set to [ON].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

W

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen

W

 

T

 

 

 

W

 

T

 

W

 

 

T

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B The digital zoom range is

display

 

 

 

 

 

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A [

] is displayed.

The AF area becomes larger

 

 

 

 

 

when the shutter button is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed halfway in the digital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

zoom range¢2.

 

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Panasonic DMCFS3A Taking Pictures with the Zoom, Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide