Advanced (Recording pictures)
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Taking Close-up
Pictures
This mode allows you to take close-up
pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking
pictures of flowers. You can take pictures of a
subject as close as 5 cm from the lens by
rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1
k
).
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Focus range
• We recommend using a tripod and the
self-timer in macro mode.
• When a subject is close to the camera, the
effective focus range (depth of field) 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.
• 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.
• Macro mode gives priority to a subject close
to the camera. Therefore, if the distance
between the camera and the subject is more
than 50 cm it takes longer to focus on it in
macro mode than normal picture mode.
• The available flash range is about 60 cm to
5.0 m (Wide). (When the ISO sensitivity is
set to [AUTO].)
• We recommend setting the flash to Forced
OFF [
] when you take pictures at close
range.
• When you take pictures at close range, the
resolution of the periphery of the picture may
decrease slightly. This is not a malfunction.
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W
5 cm
30 cm
