Panasonic Lumix DMC-F2 Operating Instructions Manual page 36

Types of zooms

Feature Optical zoom
Maximum
magnification
Picture quality No deterioration
Conditions
Screen
display
• When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction
with the zoom display bar. (Example : 0.5 m (1.64 feet) -7)

The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] setting.
How the extended optical zoom works

When you set the picture size to [ C ] (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1 million pixels) CCD
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher
zoom effect.
Note
• The Digital zoom does not operate in Auto Scene Mode [ ; ]
• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of "Extended Optical Zoom".
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×) when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The lens barrel 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.
• When using the Digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P50) for
taking pictures.
• The following cases cannot be used in Extended Optical Zoom:
– [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST] and [FLASH BURST]/Motion Picture Mode
• The following cases cannot be used in Digital zoom:
– [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST] and [FLASH
BURST] in [SCENE MODE]
Extended optical
4×
No deterioration
[PICTURE SIZE] with
None
[ P ] (P70) is selected.
A [ P ] is displayed.
Basic
zoom (EZ)

7.1×
-  -
Digital zoom
28.5× [including extended
optical zoom 7.1×]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P77) on
the [REC] menu is set to
[ON].
B The digital zoom range is

displayed.