Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez)/Using The Digital Zoom - Panasonic DMC-G1K Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
[REC] mode:

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. (P11)
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. (P11)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON], or set the
[DIGITAL ZOOM] to [2k] or [4k] for further enlargement.
When the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (max. 2 times) is used, set the aspect ratio (X/Y/W) to
numbers of recordable pixels other than [L].
∫ Types of zooms
Feature
Focus range/
Maximum
magnification
Picture
quality
Conditions
is the equivalent value for a 35 mm film camera.
¢1 This
¢2 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
Example: When it is set to [
the 3.1 million pixels in the centre out of the 12 million pixels of the imaging device,
resulting to be more of a telephoto picture.
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Optical zoom
When 14 –45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K/DMC-G1W is used
14 mm to 45 mm
(28 mm to
¢1
90 mm)
When 45 –200 mm/F4.0 –5.6 lens included in DMC-G1W is used
45 mm to 200 mm
(90 mm to
¢1
400 mm)
No deterioration
None
] (equal to 3.1 million pixels), it will take the picture using
Digital Zoom
Extra optical zoom (EZ)
¢2
2k
(55 mm to 178 mm)
¢2
2k
(178 mm to 792 mm)
No deterioration
Set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM]
in [REC] menu (P102) to
[ON], and then select
number of recordable
pixels with [ ] (P98)
Digital zoom
12.8k [including optical zoom
3.2k]
¢1
25.4k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
17.8k [including optical zoom
4.4k]
¢1
35.1k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P102) on
the [REC] menu is set to [2k]
or [4k].