Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/Using The Extra Optical Zoom (Ez)/ Using The Digital Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1K Operating Instructions Manual

[REC] mode:

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/
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
(When 14 –140 mm/F4.0– 5.8 lens included in DMC-GH1K is used)
Feature Optical zoom
Focus range/ 14 mm to 140 mm
Maximum
magnification 280 mm)
Picture
No deterioration
quality
Conditions
¢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
• "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 (P76) for taking
pictures.
Using the Digital Zoom
Extra optical zoom (EZ)
(28 mm to
(54 mm to 546 mm)
¢1
Set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM]
in [REC] mode menu
(P121) to [ON], and then
None
select number of
recordable pixels with
[
] (equal to 3.1 million pixels), it will take the picture using
¢2
2k
¢1
No deterioration
] (P117)
Digital zoom
40k [including optical zoom 10k]
80k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P121) on
the [REC] mode menu is set to
[2k] or [4k].
Basic
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