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Basic
[REC] mode:
Taking Pictures with the Zoom
You can zoom-in to make people and objects appear closer or zoom-out to record
landscapes in wide angle.
To make subjects appear closer use (Tele)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Tele. (P11)
To make subjects appear further away use (Wide)
Rotate the zoom ring towards Wide. (P11)
To enlarge further, set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] in the [REC] mode menu to [ON], or set the
[DIGITAL ZOOM] to [2k] or [4k] for further enlargement.
When the [EX. OPT. ZOOM] (max. 2 times) is used, set the aspect ratio (X/Y/W) to
numbers of recordable pixels other than [L].
∫ Types of zooms
¢1This is the equivalent value for a 35 mm film camera.
¢2 The magnification level differs depending on [PICTURE SIZE] and [ASPECT RATIO] setting.
∫ Extra optical zoom mechanism
Example: When it is set to [ ] (equal to 3.1 million pixels), it will take the picture using
the 3.1 million pixels in the centre out of the 12 million pixels of the imaging device,
resulting to be more of a telephoto picture.
Using the Optical Zoom/Using the Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)/Using the
Digital Zoom
Feature Optical zoom Extra optical zoom (EZ) Digital zoom
Focus range/
Maximum
magnification
When 14–45 mm/F3.5–5.6 lens included in DMC-G1K/DMC-G1W is used
14 mm to 45 mm
(28 mm to
90 mm)
¢1
2k
¢2
(55 mm to 178 mm)
¢1
12.8k [including optical zoom
3.2k]
25.4k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
When 45–200 mm/F4.0–5.6 lens included in DMC-G1W is used
45 mm to 200 mm
(90 mm to
400 mm)
¢1
2k
¢2
(178 mm to 792 mm)
¢1
17.8k [including optical zoom
4.4k]
35.1k [including extra optical
zoom 2k]
Picture
quality
No deterioration No deterioration
The higher the magnification
level, the greater the
deterioration.
Conditions None
Set the [EX. OPT. ZOOM]
in [REC] menu (P102) to
[ON], and then select
number of recordable
pixels with [ ] (P98)
[DIGITAL ZOOM] (P102) on
the [REC] menu is set to [2k]
or [4k].