Enable optical zoom with movie record? Does LZ7 zooming when recording videos?
767121
no its doesnt. you dont want it anyway. it ruins the video because you hear the zoom motor in the video. thats why they usually dont enable it in cameras.
1588507
Yes, you can. However, it is limited to record on and off.You cannot zoom in or out.
925046
Yes you can zoom while shooting videos. I'm not a professional but this is the best camera for zoom and has a sports feature that makes awesome photos! I can't brag on it enough. Best money spent on a camera!!
1132713
The reviewer was probably talking about the digital zoom feature, which blows up the same image when it zooms, which effectively makes the feature useless. It's like magnifying an image with a fixed number of pixels in photoshop: the more you blow up the image, the more flawed the image becomes. Optical zoom, which works correctly for photos, doesn't have that issue on the SD780 or the SD940. Bottom line: If you buy either of those cameras, resign yourself to not zooming while already in HD video mode. If you want a closer video, set the optical zoom before going into record mode. The reviewer was probably talking about the digital zoom feature, which blows up the same image when it zooms, which effectively makes the feature useless. It's like magnifying an image with a fixed number of pixels in photoshop: the more you blow up the image, the more flawed the image becomes. Optical zoom, which works correctly for photos, doesn't have that issue on the SD780 or the SD940. Bottom line: If you buy either of those cameras, resign yourself to not zooming while already in HD video mode. If you want a closer video, set the optical zoom before going into record mode.
775513
Yes, the device records both video and audio in default mode, but audio recording can be disabled if desired.
4299
I own (and LOVE!) this camera and zoom during video recording all the time. It does takes a split second to re-focus however...
1563173
Love my ZS3. One thing I really like is the dedicated "video capture" button. I don't have to change to a video mode, I just hit the button any time to capture movies. Great camera!www.panasonic.net/lumix
1296522
Yes. Not only can you use the zoom you can also take pictires while you are recording a movie. You can also capture individual frames from the movie afterward.
160799
Do *ANY* decent compact cameras nowadays allow optical zooming while shooting video? I've looked at a bunch of them in stores and can't seem to find any.
41039
You can, however, zoom in and out BEFORE you begin recording.... you just can't do it WHILE you're recording. So if you want to record something zoomed in 5x, just be sure you zoom in before you begin recording.
48517
Yes you can use the 4x optical zoom while shooting video. I just verified this with my camera in hand.
943414
I'm sorry I can't help because I never use video except by mistake. I only take pictures and I have loved this camera and features. I would like a longer optical zoom so I gpt anoter camera for special occassions, /I wish I could be of help on the video.
581988
Depends on system. Camera is stationary on my system and the base unit can zoom
3368
It will record audio during video. Ive not triewd zooming so cant answer your second question. I have to say that as time goes by,m Im less enthused byb this camera. It was cheap, being an old model, but I dont think Id buy it again. It takes too long to zoom in or out and serches way too long to focus in lower light conditions.
1715733
You must set the zoom level before starting movie. A quick half push on the trigger button to pause & you can zoom in or out & full push to resume video. Great camera.
62072
Hi again. Just tried mine out while recording a video and zooming in and out just as you asked, and it's silent. Sorry -- it does seem that you've got a lemon.
215657
1) HD Video taking, with zoom during movie mode 2) decluttered interface(menu ring is easier to navigate, playback mode within reach 3) one-button to zoom to max 10X, another press to activate EZ-Zoom 4) 460k LCD(its 230K during recording mode, probably to maintain the high refresh rate, but 460k in playback mode) 5) intelligent modes-&gt; automatically decide which scene mode to do, and the intelligent-exposure mode(somehow adjusts the exposures for different parts of the sensors to get a even-light shot) 6) one of my favorite modes is the multi-aspect mode, its when the camera takes 3 pictures(one for each aspect ratio 3:2,4:3,16:9) at once and saves it all to the camera, allowing you to choose which aspect ratio you want 7) higher burst rate mode 8) think its a better flash from TZ3, but still lacking 9) updates from TZ3: using flash no longer freezes exposure at 1/30.... i have the TZ3, want to upgrade to TZ5 but don't want to spend $ just yet