Direction Detection Function; Taking Pictures With The Zoom; Using The Optical Zoom/Using The Extended Optical Zoom (Ez)/Using The Digital Zoom - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 Operating Instructions Manual

Basic
Pictures recorded with the camera held vertically are played back vertically (rotated). (Only
when [ROTATE DISP.] (P91) is set to [ON])
•
Pictures may not be displayed vertically if they were taken with the camera aimed up or down.
•
Motion pictures taken with the camera held vertically are not displayed vertically.
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[REC] mode:

Taking Pictures with the Zoom

Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle. To make subjects appear even closer [maximum of 9.8k], do
not set the picture size to the highest setting for each aspect ratio (X/Y/W).
Even higher levels of magnification are possible when [DIGITAL ZOOM] is set to [ON] in
[REC] menu.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Tele(T).
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom lever towards Wide(W).
∫ Types of zooms
Feature
Maximum
magnification
Picture quality
Conditions
Screen
W
display
•
When using the zoom function, an estimate of the focus range will appear in conjunction with
the zoom display bar. (Example: 0.5 m (1.64 ft.) –¶)
¢ The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫ Extended Optical zoom mechanism
When you set the picture size to [
is cropped to the center 3M (3 million pixels) area, allowing a picture with a higher zoom effect.
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Direction detection function

Optical zoom
5k
No deterioration
[PICTURE SIZE] with
None
(P67) is selected.
T
A [
the Digital Zoom
Extended Optical zoom
(EZ)
¢
9.8k
No deterioration
W
] is displayed.
] (3 million pixels), the 12M (12.1 million pixels) CCD area
Digital zoom
20k [including optical zoom 5k]
39.1k [including extended
optical zoom 9.8k]
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P74) on the
[REC] menu is set to [ON].
W
T
W
B The digital zoom range is
displayed.
T
T