Panasonic DMC-FX50 - Manual (Page 30)

Basic
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A maximum of 14.6 M zoom can be
achieved with the 3.6 M optical zoom and
the 4 M digital zoom when [D.ZOOM] is set
to [ON] in the [REC] mode menu. However,
if a picture size that can use extended
optical zoom is selected, a maximum of
21.9
Mzoom can be achieved with the 5.5M
extended optical zoom and the 4 M digital
zoom.
w Menu operation
1 Press [MENU/SET].
• When a scene mode is selected, move
 in the [SCENE MODE] menu (P49),
move
 to select the [REC] mode
menu icon [ ] and then move .
2 Move   to select [D.ZOOM]
and then move .
3 Move  to select [ON] and then
press [MENU/SET].
4 Press [MENU/SET] to close the
menu.
• You can also press the shutter
button halfway to close the menu.
w Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may
momentarily stop moving when you rotate
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position.
You can enter the digital zoom range by
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele
or releasing the zoom lever once and then
rotating it to Tele again.
(When using the digital zoom [4 M] and the
extended optical zoom (3M EZ) at the
same time.)
 Optical zoom
 Digital zoom
Extended optical zoom
• When using the digital zoom, the AF area
on the center of the screen is displayed
and it is bigger than usual. (P77)
• In digital zoom, the larger the picture the
lower the picture quality.
• In the digital zoom range, the stabilizer
function may not be effective.
• When using the digital zoom, we
recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer (P43) for taking pictures.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The digital zoom does not work in the
following cases:
– In simple mode [
].
– In [SPORTS], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and
[HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
– When the ISO sensitivity has been set to
[ ].
Using the Digital Zoom
Further extending the zoom
MENU
AF MODE
AF ASSIST LAMP
SLOW SHUTTER
OFF
ON
1/8㧙
AUDIO REC.
OFF
REC
/SET
MENU OFF
ON
D.ZOOM
SELECT SET MENU
2 /
3
W
W
W
T
T
T
p[OFF]:
p[ON]: