Taking Close-Up Pictures; Taking Close-Up Pictures Without Standing Close To Subject "Tele Macro" Function; Taking Pictures At Even Closer Range; [Macro Zoom] - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Basic Owner's Manual

Taking close-up pictures

Recording Mode:
When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] (
pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 3 cm (0.10 feet) for
max. W).
It may take some time until
distant subjects come into focus.
Taking close-up pictures without standing close to subject
"Tele macro" function
"Tele macro" operates automatically when Optical or Extended Optical Zoom ratios
are close to the maximum T setting (16x or above for Optical Zoom). The focus can be
aligned for distances as close as 1 m (3.28 feet). (
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Display [Macro Mode]
Select [AF Macro]
Take a picture
display
changes to )
Taking pictures at even closer range [Macro Zoom]
To take even larger images of the subject, setting to [Macro Zoom] enables the subject to
appear even larger than when using [AF Macro].
Zoom lever
In [Macro Zoom], higher magnification results in lower picture quality.
When [Macro Zoom] is set, Extended Optical Zoom or [i.ZOOM] does not work.
When [AF Tracking] is set, zoom macro is canceled.
Using a tripod and [Selftimer] is recommended. Also, when recording a subject that is
close to the camera, setting [Flash] to
Moving the camera after aligning the focus is likely to result in poorly focused pictures
if subject is close to the camera, due to the margin for focus alignment being severely
reduced.
Resolution may be reduced around the edges of the picture.
Display [Macro Mode]
Select [Macro Zoom]
Adjust the Digital Zoom
magnification with the zoom lever
The zoom position is fixed at the Wide end.
Focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) - .
Return Enlarge
Digital Zoom magnification (1 x to 3 x)
[Forced Flash Off] is recommended.
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