Zoom Types And Use; Optical Zoom; Extra Optical Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 Basic Operating Instructions Manual

Application (Record)
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If you are not holding the camera, for example when using self-timer recording
or remote recording (→196), the camera could tilt when the lens barrel extends during
zooming, so make sure to secure the camera in place with a tripod or by other means.
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Do not touch the lens barrel during zooming.
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Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
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The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates.
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The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated -
this is not a malfunction.

Zoom types and use

The zoom ratio changes when the picture size is changed.
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Optical Zoom

Zooming in up to 30x is possible if pictures without [
Size] on the [Rec] menu.
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Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Macro Zoom]
• [3D Photo Mode] Scene Mode
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Extra optical zoom

Zooming in up to 71.7x is possible when pictures with [
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu (→140). EZ is short for "Extra optical zoom".
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Extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
• [Macro Zoom]
• When recording motion pictures
• When the [Burst] setting is set to [
• Scene Modes ([HDR], [High Sens.], [High Speed Video], [3D Photo Mode])
• [Creative Control] Mode ([Impressive Art], [Toy Effect])
• When the [Quality] setting is set to [
(→140)
] or [
], [
- 81 -
] have been selected by [Picture
] have been selected by
]
] or [ ]
Using Zoom
(→105)
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