Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/The Digital Zoom - Panasonic DMC-FX12 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures with
the Zoom
Using the Optical Zoom/the Digital
Zoom
You can make people and objects appear
closer and landscapes can be recorded in
wide angle with the 3k optical zoom.
(35 mm film camera equivalent 35 mm to
105 mm) To make subjects appear even
closer (maximum of 4.1k), do not set the
picture size to the highest setting for each
aspect ratio ( / /
∫ To make subjects appear closer use
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Tele.
W T
∫ To make subjects appear further away
use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards
Wide.
W T
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million
pixels) (DMC-FX12)/ 6M (6 million pixels)
(DMC-FX10) CCD area is cropped to the
centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a
picture with a higher zoom effect.
∫ Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
¢ DMC-FX12
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
(P61)
).
¢ DMC-FX10
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
(P61)
]
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1k)
when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
Maximum Extra
zoom optical
(P62)
magnification zoom
/ (7M)
(6M) 3k
(5.5M)
(5M EZ) 3.6k
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
4.5k
(0.3M EZ)
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
Maximum Extra
zoom optical
(P62)
magnification zoom
/ (6M)
k
(5M) 3
(4.5M)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
4.1k
(0.3M EZ)
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
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