Ricoh 500SE - Manual (Page 40)

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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.
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