Panasonic DMCZS6 DMCZS5 User Guide - Page 40

Taking pictures with zoom (Continued) Recording Mode: ●Maximum zoom ratios by picture size Optical Zoom Extended Optical Zoom 12 M 8 M 5 M 3 M 0.3 M [PICTURE SIZE] 11.5 M 7.5 M 4.5 M 2.5 M 0.3 M 10.5 M 7 M 4.5 M 2 M 0.2 M Max. enlargement 12 x 14.7 x∗ 18.8 x∗ 23.4 x ●What is Extended Optical Zoom (EZ)? ∗ When the picture aspect ratio is If, for example, set to '3M ' (equivalent to 3 million pixels), a picture will only be taken of a 3M-sized central part of a 12 M (equivalent to 12.1 million pixels) area, meaning that the picture can be enlarged further. ●The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate. ●In certain Recording Modes, 'Tele macro' function (→49) is activated when maximum zoom ratio is reached. ●A greater degree of distortion may be generated by taking wider-angled pictures of close objects, while using more telescopic zoom may result in more coloring appearing around the outlines of objects. ●The camera may make a rattling noise and vibrate when the zoom lever is operated - this is not a fault. ●Extended Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases: [MACRO ZOOM], motion picture, [TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], and [PHOTO FRAME] Scene Modes ●Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following modes: ([INTELLIGENT AUTO] Mode), ([CLIPBOARD] Mode), Scene Modes ([TRANSFORM], [HIGH SENS.], [HI-SPEED BURST], [FLASH BURST], [PIN HOLE], [FILM GRAIN] and [PHOTO FRAME]) ●[ZOOM RESUME] (→25) allows zoom ratio to be memorized even if power is turned off. 40 VQT2R20