Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez) - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ18 Operating Instructions Manual

Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

This camera has a 18k optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio [
/ ], a maximum of 28.7k optical
zoom can be achieved with no picture quality
deterioration.
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 8M (8.1 million
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the centre 3M
(3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with
a higher zoom effect.
∫ Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
(P98)
(P97)
(8M)
(7M)
(6M)
(5M EZ)
(4.5M EZ)
(3.5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(0.3M EZ)
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
/
]
Maximum
Extra opti-
zoom magni-
cal zoom
fication (Tele)
18k —
±
23k
±
28.7k
Basic
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of
"Extra optical Zoom".
• If you set a picture size that activates the
extra optical zoom, the extra optical zoom
icon [ ] is displayed on the screen when
you use the zoom function.
• The on-screen zoom indication may not
change consecutively if you rotate the zoom
lever near the Tele position when the extra
optical zoom is used. This is not a
malfunction.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• In [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the extra
optical zoom does not work.
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