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Close-up photography
A
: Viewfinder
B
: Print finishing
C
: Parallax correction mark
When photographing a subject that is closer than about 1.0 m (3.3 ft.) from the
camera, the area within the frame shown in the diagram on the left will be in the
picture. Compose the picture so that the subject that you want to photograph is
within the frame.
When taking close ups, an area seen through the viewfinder and the area seen by the lens and
actually photographed will be different. This is because the viewfinder and lens are not in the
same position, a difference known as “parallax”. The parallax correction mark indicates the differ-
ence between what the viewfinder sees and what the lens sees when the picture is taken.
A
C
B
A
C
B
