Ricoh GX8 manual Using the Zoom Function, Using the Step Zoom, Using the Digital Zoom

Using the Zoom Function

If you use the Z(Wide angle)/ z(Telephoto) button, you can alter the size of the subject in your photo without having to change your distance from it.

By pressing the Z button, the field in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder becomes wider. By pressing the z button, the subject you see in the LCD monitor and the viewfinder becomes larger.

Wide angle Telephoto

1. With the camera ready to shoot,	Z z
press the Z button or the z
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. Press the shutter release button all the way.

Note

Using the Step Zoom

When the step zooming function is set to ON in SETUP Mode, the optical zooming focal length can be fixed to any of four levels (28, 35, 50, and 85 mm as converted equivalent to 35 mm).

Using the Digital Zoom

Digital zooming enables you to enlarge the subject more than the maximum magnification (x4.0) that can be specified by pressing the z(Telephoto) button (up to x3.0).

For digital zooming, release the zbutton once when the zoom reaches the limit on the z (Tele) end on the Zoom Bar, and then hold the button down again.

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