Panasonic DMC-FZ8S, Operating Instructions Manual

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Basic
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This camera has a 12
k
optical zoom.
However, if the picture size is not set to the
highest setting for each aspect ratio [
/
/ ], a maximum of 18
k
optical
zoom can be achieved with no picture
quality deterioration.
∫
Extended optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [ ]
(3M EZ) (3 million pixels), the 7M (7 million
pixels) CCD area is cropped to the center
3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a
picture with a higher zoom effect.
∫
Picture size and maximum zoom
magnification
(
±
: Available, —: Not available)
• “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 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.
Using the Extended Optical Zoom
(EZ)
Aspect
ratio
(P80)
Picture size
(P31, 80)
Maximum
zoom
magnification
(Tele)
Extended
optical
zoom
/ (7M)
12
k
— (6M)
(5.5M)
(5M EZ) 14.4
k ±
(3M EZ)
(2M EZ)
(1M EZ)
/
(0.3M EZ)
18
k ±
/
(2.5M EZ)
(2M EZ)
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