Panasonic DMC-LZ8 - Manual (Page 34)

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Basic
How the extended optical zoom
works
The extended optical zoom works by
extracting the center of the picture and
expanding it for a higher telephoto effect.
So, for example, if you choose [
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(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 10M (10.1
million) (DMC-LZ10) or 8M (8.1 million)
(DMC-LZ8) CCD area is cropped to the
center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing
a picture with a higher zoom effect.
The optical zoom is set to Wide (1 ×)
when the camera is turned on.
When using the zoom function, an
estimate of the focus range will appear
in conjunction with the zoom display bar.
(Example: 0.99 ft-Z)
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.
In motion picture mode [i], the zoom
magnifi cation is fi xed to the value set at
the start of recording.
“EZ” is an abbreviation of “Extended
optical Zoom”.
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 will stop moving for an instant
near [W] (1 ×) when the extended optical
zoom is used. This is not a malfunction.
The indicated zoom magnifi cation is an
approximation.
The extended optical zoom cannot be
activated in the following modes.
Motion picture mode [ i ]
[HIGH SENS.]
[HI-SPEED BURST]
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Using the easy zoom button
Press the [E.ZOOM] button to quickly
zoom. Actual zoom factors depend on the
pixel recording setting.
A
A [E.ZOOM] button
When the picture size is set to the
highest resolution for each aspect ratio
Resolution is temporarily reduced and you
can use the extended optical zoom.
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W T
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A
B
W T EZ
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W T EZ
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1 Press [E.ZOOM] once.
2 Press [E.ZOOM] twice.
3 Press [E.ZOOM] three times.
A Optical zoom
B Extended optical zoom
C Maximum extended optical zoom
magnifi cation
The resolution becomes smaller as
shown below when the extended optical
zoom is used. The color of the zoom
bar and the resolution displayed on the
screen change at this time.
Aspect ratio
Picture size
DMC-LZ10 DMC-LZ8
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