Panasonic

Recording with Zoom

character_bullet-largeExtended Tele Conversion

character_bullet-large[Power Zoom Lens]


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Use the optical zoom of the lens to zoom to telephoto or wide-angle.

When taking pictures, use [Ex. Tele Conv.] to increase a telescopic effect without image deterioration.

When recording videos, use [Image Area of Video] to obtain the same telescopic effect as [Ex. Tele Conv.].

bullet02For details about [Image Area of Video] (character_reference[Image Area of Video])



Interchangeable lens with a zoom ring

Rotate the zoom ring.

(T): Telephoto

(W): Wide-angle

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Interchangeable lens that supports power zoom (electronic zoom)

Move the zoom lever.

(The zoom speed varies depending on how far you move the lever.)

bullet02If you assign [Zoom Control] to an Fn button, you can operate optical zoom slowly by pressing character_leftcharacter_right or fast by pressing character_upcharacter_down. (character_referenceFn Buttons)

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Interchangeable lens that does not support zoom

Optical zoom is not available.



character_bullet-largeThe focal length is displayed on the recording screen.

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bullet02The focal length display can be hidden:

(character_reference[Focal Length])


Extended Tele Conversion

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[Ex. Tele Conv.] enables you to take pictures that are further enlarged beyond what is available with the optical zoom, without any deterioration in image quality.

bullet02The [Ex. Tele Conv.] maximum magnification ratio differs depending on the [Picture Size] set in the [Photo] ([Image Quality]) menu.

– Set to [icon_exM]: 1.4×

– Set to [icon_exS]: 2.0×


  1. Set [Picture Size] to [M] or [S].

character_bullet-largebutton_menu-set character_arrow [icon_picture] character_arrow [icon_photo-quality] character_arrow [Picture Size] character_arrow [M]/[S]

  1. Set [Ex. Tele Conv.].

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[TELE CONV.]

Fixes the zoom magnification at the maximum.


[OFF]



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bullet02When displaying the [Ex. Tele Conv.] setting screen using the Fn button, pressing [DISP.] allows you to change the [Picture Size] setting.

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bullet02When the following functions are being used, [Ex. Tele Conv.] is not available:

– [RAW] ([Picture Quality])

– High Resolution mode


[Power Zoom Lens]

This sets the zoom operation when using a lens that supports power zoom (motorized zoom).

bullet02This is available when using a supported interchangeable lens.


button_menu-set character_arrow [icon_custom-menu] character_arrow [icon_custom-menu-lens-other] character_arrow Select [Power Zoom Lens]

[Step Zoom]

When you operate the zoom with this setting [ON], the zoom will stop at preset focal length positions.

bullet02This is not possible during video recording.

[Zoom Speed]

You can set the zoom speed for zoom operations.

bullet02If you set [Step Zoom] to [ON], the zoom speed will not change.

[Photo]

[H] (High speed)/[M] (Medium speed)/[L] (Low speed)

[Video]

[H] (High speed)/[M] (Medium speed)/[L] (Low speed)

[Zoom Ring]

This can be selected when a lens compatible with power zoom that has a zoom lever and zoom ring is mounted on the camera.

The operations with the zoom ring are disabled when set to [OFF] to prevent erroneous operation.