Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez)/Using The Digital Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1K Operating Instructions Manual

[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 closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. (P13)
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. (P13)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON], or set the
[DIGITAL ZOOM] to [2k] or [4k] for further enlargement.
When the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (max. 2 times) is used, set the aspect ratio (X/Y/W) to
numbers of recordable pixels other than [L].
∫ Types of zooms
Feature Optical zoom
When 14 – 45 mm/F3.5 – 5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K is used
Focus range/
14 mm to 45 mm
Maximum
(28 mm to
magnification
90 mm)
Picture
No deterioration
quality
Conditions None
¢1 This
is the equivalent value for a 35 mm film camera.
¢2 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
Example: When it is set to [
the 3.1 million pixels in the centre out of the 12 million pixels of the imaging device,
resulting to be more of a telephoto picture.
Note
•
The extra optical zoom and digital zoom cannot be set in the Intelligent auto mode.
•
The digital zoom cannot be set in the advanced scene mode and scene mode.
•
"EZ" is an abbreviation of "Extra optical Zoom".
•
If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
•
When using the digital zoom, [STABILIZER] may not be effective.
• When using the digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P69) for taking pictures.
•
The [AF MODE] is fixed to [Ø] when using the digital zoom.
Digital Zoom
Extra optical zoom (EZ)
¢2
2k
(55 mm to 178 mm)
¢1
No deterioration
Set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] in
[REC] mode menu (P103) to
[ON], and then select
number of recordable pixels
with [ ] (P99)
] (equal to 3.1 million pixels), it will take the picture using
Digital zoom
12.8k [including optical zoom
3.2k]
¢1
25.4k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P103) on
the [REC] mode menu is set to
[2k] or [4k].
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