Extended Optical Zoom (Ez); Intelligent Zoom; Digital Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ9 Owner's Manual

Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)

This function works when any of the picture sizes
zoom in further than you can with the Optical Zoom without deteriorating the image quality.
Maximum magnification: 22.5k
(This includes the optical zoom magnification. The magnification level differs depending
on [Picture Size] setting.)
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"EZ" is an abbreviation of "Extended Optical Zoom".
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This function is not available in the following cases:
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Macro Zoom Mode
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[Toy Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
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[High Sens.]/[Photo Frame]/[3D Photo Mode] (Scene Mode)
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When [Burst] in the [Rec] menu is set to [
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When recording motion pictures

Intelligent Zoom

This function works when [i.Resolution]
zoom in up to twice the original zoom magnification while minimizing the deterioration of the
image quality.
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This will work automatically in Intelligent Auto Mode.
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This function is not available in the following cases:
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Macro Zoom Mode
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[Toy Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
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[Handheld Night Shot]/[High Sens.]/[3D Photo Mode] (Scene Mode)
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When [Burst] in the [Rec] menu is set to [

Digital Zoom

This function works when [Digital Zoom]
image quality deteriorates every time you zoom in further, you can zoom in up to four times the
original zoom magnification.
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When using the [i.ZOOM], the maximum magnification of the Digital Zoom is limited to 2k.
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We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer
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This function is not available in the following cases:
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Intelligent Auto Mode
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[Toy Effect]/[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
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[Handheld Night Shot]/[High Sens.]/[Photo Frame]/[3D Photo Mode] (Scene Mode)
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When [Burst] in the [Rec] menu is set to [
Recording
(P81) indicated with
] or [ ]
(P94) in the [Rec] menu is set to [i.ZOOM]. You can
] or [ ]
(P94) in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON]. Although the
(P63) for taking pictures.
] or [ ]
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is selected. You can