Panasonic VQT4V99 User Manual

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VQT4V99
Using Zoom
Zoom types and use
 
Optical Zoom
Zooming in up to 35x is possible if pictures without   have been selected by [Picture 
Size] on the [Rec] menu.
 
Optical Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
 •Scene Mode ([Panorama Shot])
 •[Macro Zoom]
 
The optical zoom ratio cannot be changed after starting to record motion pictures.
 
Extended optical zoom
Zooming in up to 78.8x is possible when pictures with   have been selected by 
[Picture Size] on the [Rec] menu. 
EZ is short for “Extended optical zoom”.
 
Extended optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
 •Motion picture
 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.])
 •When the [Burst] setting is set to 
 •[Macro Zoom]
To increase the zoom ratio further, the following zoom can be used in combination.
 
[Digital Zoom]
Zoom 4x further than Optical/Extended optical zoom. Note that, with Digital Zoom, 
enlarging will decrease picture quality. Set the [Digital Zoom] in the [Rec] menu to [ON].  
 
Digital Zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
 •[Intelligent Auto] Mode
 •Scene Modes ([Panorama Shot] [HDR] [High Sens.])
 •When the [Burst] setting is set to