Optical Zoom; Extra Optical Zoom; Digital Zoom; Step Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Optical Zoom

You can zoom in without degrading the picture quality.
Maximum magnification: 3.1x

Extra optical zoom

This function works when picture sizes with [
Size] (→43). Extra optical zoom allows you to zoom in using a higher zoom ratio
than Optical Zoom, without degrading the picture quality.
Maximum magnification: 6.2x (Including the optical zoom ratio. This
maximum zoom ratio varies depending on the picture size.)
[i.Zoom]
Recording mode:
You can use the camera's Intelligent Resolution technology to increase the
zoom ratio up to 2x higher than the original zoom ratio with limited deterioration
of picture quality.
→ [Rec] /

[Digital Zoom]

Recording mode:
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extra optical zoom. Note that, with Digital Zoom,
enlarging will decrease picture quality.
→ [Rec] /
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When [Digital Zoom] is used simultaneously with [i.Zoom], you can only
increase the zoom ratio up to 2x.

[Step Zoom]

Recording mode:
You can set the zoom operation to allow easy visualisation of the angle of view
(picture angle) for the focal length of a regular fixed focal length lens (as with a
35 mm film camera). When using the [Step Zoom], you can operate the zoom
ratio as easily as changing the camera lens.
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Using the zoom lever for [Step Zoom]
You can use the zoom lever for [Step Zoom] by setting [Zoom lever] to [Step
Zoom] in the [Custom] menu.
[Motion Picture] → [i.Zoom] → [ON] / [OFF]
[Motion Picture] → [Digital Zoom] → [ON] / [OFF]
Advanced Recording Functions
] have been selected in [Picture
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