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Shooting images easily
Macro/Close focus (Shooting close-up)
Touch the Macro/Close focus mode setting icon on the screen. Touch the desired item, then
[BACK].
Macro Off (
)
Macro On (
): W side: Approx. 8 cm or farther (3 1/4 inches or farther), T side: Approx. 25 cm or farther
(9 7/8 inches or farther)
Close focus enabled (
): Locked to the W side: Approx. 1 to 20 cm (13/32 to 7 7/8 inches)
Macro
• Setting the zoom all the way to the W side is recommended.
• The in-focus range becomes narrow, and the subject may not be entirely in focus.
• The Auto Focus speed drops.
Close focus
• Use this mode to shoot at even closer distances than
(Macro On) recording.
• The optical zoom is locked to the W side and cannot be used.
• You cannot shoot images in the Burst or Bracket mode (page 51).
• You cannot use the Face Detection feature when you shoot images in the Close focus mode.
• This mode is cancelled if you turn off the power or switch the mode to another one.
The Focus, Metering Mode, ISO and EV icons appear only when the shooting mode is set to
(Program Auto).
Setting Focus/Metering Mode/ISO/EV
Macro/Close focus mode setting icon
A
Changing the focus method
B
Selecting the metering mode
C
Selecting a luminous sensitivity
D
Adjusting the light intensity