Using The Easy Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
∫ Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
(P26, 64)
(P63)
/ (12M)
(10.5M)
(9M)
(8M EZ)
(7M EZ)
(6M EZ)
(5M EZ)
(4.5M EZ)
(3.5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 12M
(12.2 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to
the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area,
allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k)
when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The lens barrel extends or retracts
according to the zoom position. Take care
not to interrupt the motion of the lens
barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
• In motion picture mode [
magnification is fixed to the value set at
the start of recording.
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Maximum
Extra opti-
zoom magnifi-
cal zoom
cation (Tele)
3.6k —
±
4.4k
±
5.6k
±
7k
]
], the zoom
• "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 zoom will stop moving for an instant
near [W] (1k) when the extra optical zoom
is used. This is not a malfunction.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• In motion picture mode [
[HIGH SENS.] or [HI-SPEED BURST] in
scene mode, the extra optical zoom does
not work.

Using the Easy zoom

You can zoom at high speed from Wide to
Tele by pressing [E.ZOOM].
The zoom magnification differs depending
on the picture size that is set.
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