[I.zoom]; For Zooming Rapidly To Maximum Ratio; Digital Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8 Basic Owner's Manual

Taking pictures with zoom
Recording Mode:
The camera uses super resolution technology to increase the zoom ratio. Using super
resolution technology, the zoom ratio can be increased up to about 1.3 times higher than
the original zoom ratio with almost no deterioration of picture quality.
Display the [Rec] menu
Select [i.Resolution]
When [i.Resolution] is set to [i.ZOOM], super resolution technology is applied to the
picture.
The i.Zoom functions in the following cases.
• ([Intelligent Auto] Mode)
• Scene Mode (except for [High Sens.], [Hi-Speed Burst], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole])
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[i.ZOOM]

Select [i.ZOOM]
Press [ / ] several times
Easy Zoom: For zooming rapidly to maximum ratio
Zoom to max. T in one touch.
The illustration shows the DMC-ZS8/
DMC-TZ18.
Change of zoom ratio
When the Picture Size is 10.5 M or more
Current recording ratio
(or 1 X)
Optical Zoom
Maximum ratio
1
Extended Optical Zoom
Maximum ratio 2

Digital Zoom

Maximum ratio
3
1
When [i.ZOOM] is working, the maximum ratio depends on the [i.ZOOM] settings.
2
The Picture Size temporarily becomes [3M] (
3 When [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu is set to [ON].
Easy Zoom does not work while recording motion pictures.
Press to change zoom ratio
Each time you press, the ratio
changes
When the Picture Size is 10 M or less
Current recording ratio
(or 1 X)
Extended Optical Zoom
Maximum ratio
Digital Zoom
Maximum ratio
3
), [2.5M] ( / ) or [2M] ( ).
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