Taking Pictures With Zoom - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ18 Owner's Manual

Taking pictures with zoom

Recording Mode:
You can zoom in up to 16 times with "Optical Zoom", and up to 33.8 times with "Extended
Optical Zoom" (pictures only) with lower picture quality. To zoom further, you can use
[i.ZOOM] or [Digital Zoom].
Do not block the lens barrel movement
while zooming.
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Zoom types
Type
Maximum
ratio
Picture quality
deterioration
Operation
conditions
Screen
display
Type
Maximum
ratio
Picture quality
deterioration
Conditions,
etc.
Screen
display
32
VQT3H43
Optical Zoom
16 ×
No
None
i.Zoom
Approx. 1.3 × the Optical Zoom or
Extended Optical Zoom
Almost none
i.Zoom functions in the following cases.
• ([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
• Scene Mode (except for [High Sens.],
[Hi-Speed Burst], [Flash Burst], [Pin
Hole])
• When [i.Resolution] in the [Rec] menu
is set to [i.ZOOM] (→34)
is displayed
Zoom In/Out
Capture a
wider area
(wide-angle)
Focus
range
Zoom ratio
(approx.)
Zoom bar
●
Zoom speed can be adjusted.
Zoom slowly → turn slightly
Zoom quickly → turn completely
Extended Optical Zoom
(Depending on the picture size)
(However, the picture size is reduced)
Set [Picture Size] in the [Rec] menu to a
setting for which
Up to 4 × the original zoom ratio
When [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu is
set to [ON] (→36)
Digital Zoom area is displayed
Enlarge
the subject
(telephoto)
Up to 33.8 ×
No
is displayed (→70)
is displayed
Digital Zoom
Yes