Using the Zoom Function

Turning the zoom lever toward Z (Wide-angle) allows you to take a wide-angle picture.

Turning the zoom lever toward z (Telephoto) allows you to take a close-up picture of the subject.

Wide-angle Telephoto

1 With the camera ready to shoot, turn the zoom lever toward z (Telephoto) or Z

(Wide-angle).

• 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 (7.1×) specified by turning the zoom lever toward z (Telephoto) (up to 4.8×).

To use digital zooming, turn and hold the zoom lever toward z (Telephoto) until the maximum magnification is reached on the zoom bar, then momentarily release the zoom lever, and then turn the zoom lever again toward z (Telephoto).

You can also set [DIGITAL ZOOM IMG] to [AUTO RSZ]. (GP.138)

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

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Ricoh Caplio R6 manual Using the Zoom Function, Using the Digital Zoom