Using The Digital Zoom Further Extending The Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
∫ Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(±: Available, —: Not available)
Aspect
Picture size
ratio
(10M)
(8.5M)
(7M)
(8M EZ)
(7M EZ)
(5.5M EZ)
(5M EZ)
(4.5M EZ)
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
• Refer to P87 for aspect ratio settings and
P87 for picture size.
• "EZ" is an abbreviation of
"Extended optical Zoom".
• You can further enhance the zoom
magnification with the extended optical
zoom without worrying about further
picture distortion.
• If you set a picture size that activates the
extended optical zoom, the extended
optical zoom icon [
screen when you use the zoom function.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The on-screen zoom indication may not
change consecutively if you rotate the zoom
ring near the Tele position when the extended
optical zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
• In motion picture mode [
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the
extended optical zoom does not work.
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Maximum Extended
zoom optical
magnification zoom
12k —
13.4k
17.1k
±
21.4k
] is displayed on the
] and
Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom
The digital zoom can be set to [2
with [D.ZOOM] in the [REC] menu and a
k
maximum of 48 zoom can be achieved.
However, if a picture size that can use the
extended optical zoom (P87) is selected, a
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maximum of 85.5
k
with the 21.4 extended optical zoom and
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the 4 digital zoom.
∫ Menu operation
1 Press [MENU/SET].
• When a scene mode is selected, press
2 in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P64),
press 4 to select the [REC] menu icon
] and then press 1.
[
2 Press 3 4 to select [D.ZOOM]
and then press 1.
3 Press 4 to select [2k] or [4k]
and then press [MENU/SET].
REC
AF ASSIST LAMP
FOCUS/AE LOCK
DIRECT EX.COMP.
D.ZOOM
COL.EFFECT
SELECT
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
k
] or [4
zoom can be achieved
/
3
5
ON
Focus/AE
OFF
OFF
OFF
MENU
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OFF
SET
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MENU
SET
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]