Panasonic DMC-F2 - Manual (Page 36)

Basic
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Types of zooms
Feature Optical zoom
Extended optical
zoom (EZ)
Digital zoom
Maximum
magnification
4Ч 7.1Ч 
28.5Ч [including extended
optical zoom 7.1×]
Picture quality No deterioration No deterioration
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
Conditions None
[PICTURE SIZE] with
[P] (P 70 ) is selected.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P 77 ) on
the [REC] menu is set to
[ON].
Screen
display
A
[P] is displayed. B
The digital zoom range is
displayed. 
• When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction
with the zoom display bar. (Example : 0.5 m (1.64 feet) -7)
 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] setting.
How the extended optical zoom works
When you set the picture size to [C] (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1 million pixels) CCD
area is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher
zoom effect.
Note
• The Digital zoom does not operate in Auto Scene Mode [;]
• The indicated zoom magnification is an approximation.
• “EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended Optical Zoom”.
• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×) when the camera is turned on.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The lens barrel extends or retracts according to the zoom position. Take care not to
interrupt the motion of the lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.
• When using the Digital zoom, we recommend using a tripod and the self-timer (P 50 ) for
taking pictures.
• The following cases cannot be used in Extended Optical Zoom:
– [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST] and [FLASH BURST]/Motion Picture Mode
• The following cases cannot be used in Digital zoom:
– [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2], [PET], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST] and [FLASH
BURST] in [SCENE MODE]
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