Taking Pictures With Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5 Operating Instructions Manual

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
Type
Maximum
ratio
Picture quality
deterioration
Operation
conditions
Screen
display
Type
Maximum
ratio
Picture quality
deterioration
Conditions, i.Zoom functions in the following cases.
etc. •
• Scene Mode (except for [HIGH
SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH
BURST], [PIN HOLE])
•
• When [I.RESOLUTION] in the [REC]
menu is set to [i.ZOOM] (→41)
Screen
display
Optical Zoom
12 ×
No
None
i.Zoom
Approx. 1.3 × the Optical Zoom or
Extended Optical Zoom
Almost none
([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode)
([CLIPBOARD] Mode)
is displayed
Zoom In/Out
Capture a
wider area
(wide-angle)
W side (wide-angle)
●
Zoom speed can be adjusted.
Zoom slowly → turn slightly
Zoom quickly → turn completely
●
Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
Extended Optical Zoom
Up to 23.4 × (Depending on the picture
(However, the picture size is reduced)
Set [PICTURE SIZE] in the [REC] menu
to a setting for which
Up to 4 × the original zoom ratio
When [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the [REC]
menu is set to [ON] (→43)
Digital Zoom area is displayed
Enlarge
the subject
(telephoto)
T side (telephoto)
Focus
range
Zoom ratio
(approx.)
Zoom bar
size)
No
is displayed (→95)
is displayed
Digital Zoom
Yes
VQT2R20
39