Using the optical zoom – Panasonic DMC-FX9PP User Manual

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Recording pictures (basic)

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Using the Optical Zoom

You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 3 times optical zoom, and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.

To make subjects appear closer use

(Tele)

When the picture size setting is [

] (6M).

To make subjects appear further away

use (Wide)

When the picture size setting is [

] (6M).

• The optical zoom is set to Wide (1

k)

when the camera is turned on.

• The picture may have some distortion

(typical example: vertical straight line bent
outwards). This is due to the lens
aberration, which is common to some
extent with all photographic lenses.
Distortion may be more visible when using
a wider area of the zoom lens as you get
closer to the subject.

• When using the zoom lens at high

magnification, the quality of the picture
can be enhanced if a tripod is used. At
high magnification, even small
movements can cause a slight decrease
in picture sharpness.

• If you use the zoom function after focusing

on the subject, focus on the subject again.

• In motion picture mode [

], the zoom

magnification is fixed to the value set at
the start of recording.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an

approximation.

• The lens barrel (P11) is ejected or

retracted according to the zoom position.

• Take care not to interrupt the motion of the

lens barrel while the zoom lever is rotated.

Taking pictures using the extended

optical zoom (EZ)

If the picture size is set to [

] (3M EZ)

etc., the zoom ratio is extended to a
maximum of 4.1

k when the digital zoom is

set to [OFF]. This allows subjects to be
recorded at an even higher magnification.
(P71)

Taking pictures using digital zoom
When you set [D.ZOOM] in the [REC] mode
menu to [ON], you can use the digital zoom
to take even closer pictures. (P75)

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