Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez)/Using The Digital Zoom - Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FT1 Operating Instructions Manual

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[REC] mode:

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 9.1k], do
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in
[REC] menu.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Slide the zoom lever towards Tele.
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Slide the zoom lever towards Wide.
∫ Types of zooms
Feature Optical zoom
Maximum
magnification
Picture
No deterioration
quality
Conditions
Screen
W
display
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When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction
with the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.3 m (0.99 ft.) –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
area is cropped to the centre 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher
zoom effect.
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Digital Zoom
Extra optical zoom (EZ)
4.6k
No deterioration
[PICTURE SIZE] with
None
(P83) is selected.
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A [
] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD
18.6k [including optical zoom
4.6k]
¢
9.1k
36.3k [including extra optical
zoom 9.1k]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P91) on the
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
T
B The digital zoom range is
] is displayed.
Digital zoom
W
W
displayed.
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