Using The Zoom Function - Ricoh Caplio R40 User Manual

Using the Zoom Function

Pressing the Z (Wide-angle) button allows you to take a
wide-angle picture. Pressing the z (Telephoto) button
allows you to take a close-up picture of the subject.
1.
With the camera ready to shoot,
press the Z (Wide-angle) button
or the z (Telephoto) button.
You can check the zoom status on the
zoom bar of the LCD monitor.
2.
Compose your picture and half-
press the shutter release button.
3.
Full-press the shutter release
button.
Note
Using the Digital Zoom
Digital zooming enables you to enlarge the subject more than the maximum magnification of
the optical zoom (×5.7) specified by pressing the z (Telephoto) button (up to ×3.6).
For digital zooming, release the z button once when the zoom reaches the limit on the z
(Telephoto) end on the Zoom Bar, and then hold the z button down again.
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Wide-angle Telephoto