Panasonic DMC-FZ7 - Manual (Page 32)

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∫ Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
( ±: Available, —: Not available)
∫ Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
]
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 6M (6 million
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a
picture with a higher zoom effect.
• Refer to P77 for aspect ratio settings, P78
for picture size and P29 for simple mode
[
].
• “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 [
] is displayed on the
screen when you use the zoom function.
• The zoom movement becomes quicker
near the [W] (1 k) when using the
extended optical zoom.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The on-screen zoom indication may not
change consecutively if you rotate the
zoom lever near the Tele position when
the extended optical zoom is used. This is
not a malfunction.
• In motion picture mode [ ] and
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode, the
extended optical zoom does not work.
A maximum of 48 k zoom can be achieved
with the 12 k optical zoom and the 4k
digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set to [ON]
in the [REC] menu. However, if a picture
size that can use extended optical zoom is
selected, a maximum of 66
k zoom can be
achieved with the 16.5 k extended optical
zoom and the 4 k digital zoom.
Picture size with the
extended optical zoom
not activated [example:
[
] (6M)]
Picture size with the
extended optical zoom
activated [example:
[
] (3M EZ)]
Aspect
ratio
Picture size
Maximum
zoom
magnification
Extended
optical
zoom
(6M)
12 k — (5M)
(4.5M)
(4M EZ) 14.7 k
±
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
(0.3M EZ)
16.5 k
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom