Panasonic DMC-LS6 - Using zoom; Optical Zoom and Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)

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Using zoom
Recording Mode:
“Optical Zoom” offers 5 x magnification. You can zoom in even closer without the loss of
picture quality by lowering the picture size and using “Extended Optical Zoom.”
For zooming in even closer, “Digital Zoom” (→46) is available.
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Extended Optical Zoom system
When the recording pixel level is set to [3 M ] (corresponding to 3 million pixels),
3 million pixels of the available pixel level in the center of the CCD are used in
recording, enabling higher magnification.
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The zoom ratio and the zoom bar displayed on the screen are estimates.
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Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
Motion Picture, [High Sens.] in Scene Mode
Zoom In/Out
Capture a
wider area
(wide-angle)
Enlarge
the subject
(telephoto)
Focus range
Zoom ratio (approx.)
Zoom bar
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Focus after adjusting the zoom.
Optical Zoom and Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)
Automatically switches to “Optical Zoom” when using maximum Picture Size (→42), and
to “Extended Optical Zoom” (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ is short for “Extended
Optical Zoom.”)
• Optical Zoom • Extended Optical Zoom