Using The Digital Zoom Further Extending The Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom
A maximum of 48k zoom can be achieved
with the 12k optical zoom and the 4k
digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON]
in the [REC] menu. However, if a picture
size that can use extended optical zoom is
selected, a maximum of 72k zoom can be
achieved with the 18k extended optical
zoom and the 4k digital zoom.
∫ Menu operation
1 Press [MENU/SET].
• When a scene mode is selected, select
the [REC] menu [
1.
2 Press 3 4 to select [D.ZOOM]
and then press 1.
3 Press 4 to select [ON] and then
press [MENU/SET].
REC
AF ASSIST LAMP
D.ZOOM
COL.EFFECT
PICT.ADJ.
FLIP ANIM.
SELECT
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway or press the center of
the joystick to finish.
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3
4
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
MENU
SET
MENU
SET
∫ Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may
momentarily stop moving when you rotate
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position.
You can enter the digital zoom range by
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele
or releasing the zoom lever once and then
rotating it to Tele again.
≥[OFF]:
W
≥[ON]:
W
W
(When using the digital zoom and the
extended optical zoom [
same time.)
1 Optical zoom
2 Digital zoom
3 Extended optical zoom
• A big AF area (P83) is displayed when
using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer
function may not be effective.
• In digital zoom, the larger the picture the
lower the picture quality.
• When using the digital zoom, we
recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P47) for taking pictures.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The digital zoom is temporarily set to
[OFF] in the following cases.
– When the quality is set to [RAW] (P80)
– When [CONVERSION] on the [REC]
menu is set to [
• The digital zoom does not work in the
following cases:
– In simple mode [
– In intelligent ISO sensitivity mode [
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET]
and [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
T
T
] (3M EZ) at the
] (P88)
].
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].