Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - Manual (Page 37)

Basic
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Taking Pictures with
the Zoom
You can make people and subjects appear
closer with the 12
M optical zoom and
landscapes can be recorded in wide angle.
(35 mm film camera equivalent: 35 mm to
420 mm)
w To make subjects appear closer use
Tele
Rotate the zoom ring  towards
the right.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (10M).
w To make subjects appear further away
use Wide
Rotate the zoom ring towards
the left.
• When the setting for picture size is
[ ] (10M).
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some distortion.
Distortion will be more visible when using
a wider area of the zoom lens as you
move closer to the subject.
• Depending on the zoom magnification, the
picture may have some colored fringes
around the subject. This is called
chromatic aberration and may be more
visible when recording distant subjects.
• If you use the zoom function after focusing
on the subject, focus on the subject again.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• When you rotate the zoom ring, you
may hear some sound from the camera
or the camera may be shaken. This is
not a malfunction.
This camera has a 12 M optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio [
/
/ ], a maximum of 21.4 M optical
zoom can be achieved with no picture
quality deterioration.
w Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
]
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 10M
(10 million pixels) CCD area is cropped to
the center 3M (3 million pixels) area,
allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
Using the Optical Zoom
12X
3
3
1X
Using the Extended Optical Zoom
(EZ)
Picture size with the
extended optical zoom
not activated [example:
[
] (10M)]
Picture size with the
extended optical zoom
activated [example:
[
] (3M EZ)]