Taking Pictures With The Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3 Owner's Manual

Recording Mode:

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

[You can only use the Optical Zoom in [
Conversion in [¿] mode.]
∫ Optical Zoom
You can zoom-out to record landscapes etc. in wide angle (Wide) or zoom-in to make
people and objects appear closer (Tele) by rotating the zoom ring.
•
The interchangeable lens (H-H014) does not support the zoom ring function.
∫ Extended Tele Conversion (EX)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. TELE CONV.] in the [REC] Mode menu or the
[MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu to [ON].
•
When the [EX. TELE CONV.] ([REC]
(picture size with [
∫ Digital Zoom
Further enlargement is possible by setting the [DIGITAL ZOOM] in the [REC] Mode menu
or the [MOTION PICTURE] Mode menu to [2k] or [4k].
∫ Types of zooms and recording magnification
Feature
Recording Different depending on
magnification the lens used.
Picture quality
¢1 When a picture size of [S] (3 M), aspect ratio of [X] is selected.
The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
¢2 When recording quality setting [
SH
When [F ] is selected, there will be no enlarging with the Extended Tele Conversion (1k).
VGA
When [ ] or [
Note
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When the Extended Tele Conversion is used, angle of view for still pictures will be different from
the angle of view for motion pictures because the zoom factor is different between them. Angle
of view for recording can be checked beforehand by matching the [
setting to the mode you wish to record in.
•
When using the Digital Zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer
pictures.
•
The [EX. TELE CONV.] ([REC] Mode menu) and [DIGITAL ZOOM] are disabled in the following
modes:
–
When [QUALITY] is set to [
•
In [MINIATURE EFFECT] of Creative Control Mode, the [DIGITAL ZOOM] cannot be used.
Mode menu
]).
Optical Zoom
No deterioration
SH
] or [
QVGA
] is selected, Extended Tele Conversion factor will change to 4.2.
], [
Recording
], [ ] and the Optical Zoom, the Extended Tele
) is used, set the picture size to [M] or [S]
Extended Tele
Conversion (EX)
when taking still
¢1
pictures: 2k
when recording motion
¢2
pictures: 3.1k
No deterioration
HD
] is selected.
] or [ ]
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Digital Zoom
[2k]
[4k]
The higher the
magnification level, the
greater the deterioration.
REC AREA] (P141)
(P81) for taking