Is it possible to bring the camera further out when using third person view rather than right on top of the toon?

i did it by accident while fighting,but i don't know exactly how i did it

Hold the right srick down and move the left stick down.

You can adjust the zoom to give a pretty wide view of the scene. Other's above have posted how to do this. Helps with some of the larger battles.

thank you

Note, you can fly the camera around your character, nice to see how the new armor or outfit looks. I don't know if you can take screenshots on the console, but if you can, this will help with player character shots.