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4. Focus, Brightness (Exposure) and Colour tone Settings
Taking Close-up Pictures
Applicable modes:
This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of
flowers.
1
Press
2
(
#
).
2
Press
2
/
1
to select the mode and then
press [MENU/SET].
([AF Macro])
You can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm
(0.16 feet) from the lens by pressing the zoom button upmost
to Wide (1
k
).
([Macro Zoom])
Use this setting to take pictures of further enlarged subjects.
You can take a picture with the Digital Zoom up to 3
k
while
maintaining the distance to the subject for the extreme Wide
position (5 cm (0.16 feet)).
• The image quality is poorer than during normal recording.
• Zoom range will be displayed in blue. (digital zoom range)
([Off])
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• Keep the following points in mind when taking close-up pictures:
– If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the
camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.
– We recommend using a tripod and the Self-timer.
– We recommend setting the flash to [
Œ
].
– When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed.
Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on
the subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again.
– The resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly. This is not a
malfunction.
Not available in these cases:
• [Macro Zoom] cannot be set in the following cases.
– [Impressive Art]/[Toy Effect]/[Toy Pop]/[Miniature Effect] (Creative Control Mode)
– [Handheld Night Shot] (Scene Guide Mode)
– Panorama Shot Mode
– When [HDR] is set to [ON]
– When recording with [High Speed Video]
