Taking Pictures With The Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5X Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Applicable modes:
(In , and
You can zoom-out to record landscapes etc. in wide angle (Wide) or zoom-in to make people
and objects appear closer (Tele).
The Extra Tele Conversion enables you to take pictures that are further enlarged without
deteriorating the picture quality.
Types of zooms and recording magnification
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Feature
Recording Different depending on the
magnification lens used.
Picture quality No deterioration
Conditions None
¢1 When a picture size of [S] (4 M), aspect ratio of [X] is selected.
The magnification level differs depending on [Picture Size] and [Aspect Ratio] setting.
¢2 When recording quality setting [PSH], [FSH], [FPH] or [FHD] is selected:
When [SH] or [HD] is selected, Extra Tele Conversion factor will change to 3.6k.
When [VGA] is selected, Extra Tele Conversion factor will change to 4.8k.
modes, you can only use Optical Zoom and Extra Tele Conversion)
Optical Zoom
Recording
Extra Tele Conversion
(EX)
when taking still
¢1
pictures: Max. 2k
when recording motion
¢2
pictures: 2.4k
No deterioration
when taking still pictures:
Set the picture size to [M]
or [S] (picture size with
[ ]).
when recording motion
pictures:
Set [Ex. Tele Conv.] to
[ON].
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Digital Zoom
[2k]
[4k]
The higher the
magnification level, the
greater the deterioration.
Set the [Digital Zoom] to
[2k] or [4k] in the [Rec]/
[Motion Picture] menu.