Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom / The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez) - Panasonic DMC-LZ8 Operating Instructions Manual

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the optical zoom /
the extra optical zoom (EZ)
You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 5 times optical zoom, and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 30 mm to
150 mm for DMC-LZ10/32 mm to 160 mm
for DMC-LZ8)
To record in wider angle without
deteriorating (Extra optical zoom), do not
set the picture size to the highest setting
for each aspect ratio (
j )
To make subjects appear closer use
■
(Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further
■
away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide.
h / /
Basic
Maximum Zoom
■
When the picture size is set except at the
highest resolution, optical zoom becomes
extra optical zoom to enlarge more.
Enlargement: Max. 8.9 x (DMC-LZ10)
Aspect ratio
Pixels
(P69)
DMC-LZ10
DMC-LZ8
DMC-LZ10
h
DMC-LZ10
DMC-LZ8
DMC-LZ10
DMC-LZ10
DMC-LZ8
j
DMC-LZ10
-  -
Max. 8 x (DMC-LZ8)
Maximum zoom (Tele)
(P68)
DMC-LZ10 DMC-LZ8
5 x —
(10M)
— 5 x
(8M)
(7M EZ) 5.9 x —
(5M EZ) 7.1 x 6.4 x
(3M EZ)/
(2M EZ)/ 8.9 x 8 x
(0.3M EZ)
5 x —
(9M)
— 5 x
(7M)
(6M EZ) 5.9 x —
(4.5M EZ) 7.1 x 6.4 x
(2.5M EZ) 8.9 x
8 x
5 x —
(7.5M)
— 5 x
(6M)
(5.5M EZ) 5.9 x —
(3.5M EZ) 7.1 x 6.4 x
8.9 x 8 x
(2M EZ)