Using The Extended Optical Zoom (Ez) - Panasonic DMC-FX50 Operating Instructions Manual

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Using the Extended Optical Zoom
(EZ)
This camera has a 3.6 optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio [
/ ], a maximum of 5.5
zoom can be achieved with no picture
quality deterioration.
Picture size with the Picture size with the
extended optical zoom extended optical zoom
not activated [example: activated [example:
[ ] (7M)] [ ] (3M EZ)]
Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a
picture with a higher zoom effect.
Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
( : Available, —: Not available)
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
/ (7M)
(6M)
/
(5.5M)
optical
(5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
• Refer to P74 for aspect ratio settings, P75
for picture size and P26 for simple mode
[ ].
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of
"Extended optical Zoom".
• You can further enhance the zoom
magnification with the extended optical
zoom without worrying about further
]
picture distortion.
• If you set a picture size that activates the
extended optical zoom, the extended
optical zoom icon [
screen when you use the zoom function.
• The zoom will stop moving for an instant
near [W] (1 ) when the extended optical
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• In motion picture mode [
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the
extended optical zoom does not work.
Basic
Maximum Extended
zoom optical
magnification zoom
3.6 —
4.4
5.5
] is displayed on the
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