Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom; Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez) - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
Taking Pictures with
the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom

You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 12k optical zoom and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to
420 mm)
∫ To make subjects appear closer use
Tele
Rotate the zoom ring A towards
the right.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (10M).
∫ To make subjects appear further away
use Wide
Rotate the zoom ring A towards
the left.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (10M).
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some distortion.
Distortion will be more visible when using
a wider area of the zoom lens as you
move closer to the subject.
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• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some coloured fringes
around the subject. This is called
chromatic aberration and may be more
visible when recording distant subjects.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• When you rotate the zoom ring, you
may hear some sound from the camera
or the camera may be shaken. This is
not a malfunction.

Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

This camera has a 12k optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio [
/ ], a maximum of 21.4k optical
zoom can be achieved with no picture
quality deterioration.
Picture size with the
extra optical zoom not
activated [example:
[ ] (10M)]
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 10M
(10 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to
the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area,
allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
Picture size with the
extra optical zoom
activated [example:
[ ] (3M EZ)]
]
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