Ricoh 500SE manual Using the Zoom Function, Using the Digital Zoom

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.

Wide-angle Telephoto

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.

Using the Digital Zoom -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Digital zooming enables you to enlarge the subject more than the maximum magnification of the optical zoom (3.0×) specified by pressing the z (Telephoto) button (up to 4.0×).

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.

If you are using the camera for the first time, read this section.

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