Operating Instructions

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Basics
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Taking pictures with zoom
You can zoom in up to 10 times with ‘optical zoom’, and up to 16.9 (DMC-TZ4/DMC-
TZ11: 15.9) times with ‘Extra optical zoom’ with lower picture quality. You can also use
‘digital zoom’ to zoom in even further.
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Zoom In/Out
Restore Enlarge
Turn to W side Turn to T side
Focus
range (P.41)
Zoom ratio
(approx.)
Zoom bar
Zoom speed can be adjusted.
Zoom slowly → turn slightly
Zoom quickly → turn completely
Adjust the focus after adjusting the zoom.
Do not block the lens barrel movement
while zooming.
The enlargement ratio displayed in the bar on screen is an estimate.
In certain recording modes, TELE MACRO function (P.40) 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 colouring 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.
Extra optical zoom cannot be used in the following cases:
(MOTION PICTURE mode), ‘HIGH SENS.’, ‘HI-SPEED BURST’, and ‘MULTI
ASPECT’ (DMC-TZ5/DMC-TZ15 only) scene modes
When using extra optical zoom, zoom movement may stop momentarily near maximum
W (1x), but this is not a fault.
‘ZOOM RESUME’ (P.25) allows zoom ratio to be memorised even if power is turned off.
E.ZOOM
Optical zoom and extra optical zoom (EZ)
Automatically switches to ‘optical zoom’ when using maximum picture size (P.55), and
to ‘extra optical zoom’ (for further zooming) otherwise. (EZ is short for ‘extra optical
zoom’.)
• Optical zoom • Extra optical zoom
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Zoom bar
( displayed)
Max. enlargement: 10x Max. enlargement: 11.3x - 16.9x
(DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11: 12.8x - 15.9x)
Varies according to picture size.
Maximum zoom ratios by picture size
ASPECT
RATIO
Optical zoom Extra optical zoom
PICTURE SIZE 9 M (8 M)
7 M
1
5 M 3 M 2 M 0.3 M
Max. enlargement 10 x 11.3 x
1
13.5 (12.8) x 16.9 (15.9) x
PICTURE SIZE 8.5 M (7 M)
6 M
1
4.5 M 2.5 M
Max. enlargement 10 x 11.6 x
1
13.9 (12.8) x 16.9 (15.9) x
PICTURE SIZE 7.5 M (6 M)
5.5 M
1
3.5 M 2 M
Max. enlargement 10 x 12.1 x
1
14.5 (12.8) x 16.9 (15.9) x
1
DMC-TZ5/DMC-TZ15 only, ( ):DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11
What is Extra optical zoom (EZ)?
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 9 M (equivalent to 9.1 million pixels)
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area,
meaning that the picture can be enlarged further.
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DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11 : 8M
To enlarge quickly to max. ratio ‘EASY ZOOM’
(zoom ratio changes with each press)
E.ZOOM
e.g. Picture size is 7M or less
(5M or less for DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11)
1 x Extra optical zoom maximum ratio
e.g. Picture size is 7.5M or more
(6M or more for DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11)
1 x 10 x
16.9 x
(DMC-TZ4/DMC-TZ11:15.9 x)
You can zoom further to the maximum digital zoom ratio if
‘DIGITAL ZOOM’ (P.34) is set to ‘ON’.
Easy zoom cannot be used while recording motion pictures.
Picture quality is temporarily reduced.
9 M (8 M) → 3 M
8.5 M (7 M) → 2.5 M
7.5 M (6 M) → 2 M ( ): DMC-TZ4/
DMC-TZ11