Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom - Panasonic DMC-FX50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
Taking Pictures with
the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom

You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 3.6 optical zoom and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 28 mm to
102 mm)
To make subjects appear closer use
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Tele.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (7M).
3
W T 3.6X
To make subjects appear further away
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Wide.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (7M).
3
W T 1X
28
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• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 )
when the camera is turned on.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some distortion.
Distortion will be more visible when using
a wider area of the zoom lens as you
move closer to the subject.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some colored fringes
around the subject. This is called
chromatic aberration and may be more
visible when recording distant subjects.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The lens barrel (P10) 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
W T
the start of recording.
W T
], the zoom