Panasonic DMC-FZ18 User Manual

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• You can also press the shutter 

w Entering the digital zoom range
The on-screen zoom indication may 
momentarily stop moving when you rotate 
the zoom lever to the extreme Tele position. 
You can enter the digital zoom range by 
continuously rotating the zoom lever to Tele 
or releasing the zoom lever once and then 
rotating it to Tele again.

(When using the digital zoom and the 
extended optical zoom [

] (3M EZ) at the 

same time)

 Optical zoom

 Digital zoom

 Extended optical zoom

• A big AF area (P78) is displayed when 

using the digital zoom. Also, the stabilizer 
function may not be effective.

• In digital zoom, the larger the picture the 

lower the picture quality.

• When using the digital zoom, we 

recommend using a tripod and the 
self-timer (P44) for taking pictures.

• The indicated zoom magnification is an 

approximation.

• The digital zoom is temporarily set to 

[OFF] in the following cases.
– When the quality is set to [RAW] or 

[RAW

KJPEG] (P76)

• The digital zoom does not work in the 

following cases:
– In intelligent auto mode [

]

– In [INDOOR PORTRAIT] in [PORTRAIT] 

mode

– In [NORMAL SPORTS], [OUTDOOR 

SPORTS] and [INDOOR SPORTS] in 
[SPORTS] mode

– In [HIGH SENS.], [BABY1]/[BABY2] and 

[PET] in scene mode

– When [INTELLIGENT ISO] is set to [ON]

You can check the recorded pictures while 
still in [REC] mode.

• The last recorded picture appears for 

about 10 seconds.

• Review is canceled when the shutter 

button is pressed halfway or the 

 

[REV] is pressed again.

• You can change the information 

displayed during review by pressing 
[DISPLAY].

MENU

SET

≥[OFF]:
≥[ON]: