Panasonic DMC-FZ50 - Manual (Page 39)

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w Entering the digital zoom range
In the [REC] menu (P82), setting [D.ZOOM]
to [2
M] or [4M] allows you to magnify a
subject up to a maximum of 48 times.
(Except when using extended optical
zoom.)
 Optical zoom
 Digital zoom
w The digital zoom and extended optical
zoom can be used together.
Example: When the digital zoom is set to
[4
M] and the picture size to [ ] (3M EZ),
you can use the extended optical zoom at
the same time.
When using the digital zoom [4M] and
the extended optical zoom [3M EZ
(maximum 21.4 times )] together.
• When using the digital zoom, the AF area
on the center of the screen is displayed
and it is bigger than usual. (P90)
• 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 (P51) for taking pictures.
• The indicated zoom magnification is an
approximation.
• The digital zoom is temporarily set to
[OFF] in the following cases.
– When taking pictures in auto mode
[ ] (P36)
– When the quality is set to [RAW] (P87)
– When [CONVERSION] on the [REC]
menu is set to [ ] (P97)
• The digital zoom does not work in the
following cases:
– In [HIGH SENS.] in scene mode.
– When the ISO sensitivity has been set to
[ ].
Checking the
Recorded Picture
(Review)
You can check the recorded pictures while
still in [REC] mode.
1 Press  [REV].
• The last recorded picture appears for
about 10 seconds.
• Review is canceled when the shutter
button is pressed halfway or the 
[REV] is pressed again.
• You can check other pictures by
pressing /.
• When the recorded pictures are too
bright or too dim, compensate the
exposure. (P52)
2 Rotate the front dial to the right to
enlarge the picture.
• Rotate the front dial to the right for a 4 M
magnification and then rotate it even
more for a 8
M magnification. When you
rotate the front dial towards the left after
enlarging the picture, the magnification
becomes lower.
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