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Shooting Close-ups (Macro)
You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme close-
ups of it. The shooting range (focusing zone) is approximately 3 – 50 cm
(1.2 in. – 1.6 ft.) from the end of the lens (when the zoom lever is moved
toward j and held until the lens stops moving, which is the maximum wide
angle setting of the lens).
Choose e.
● After pressing the q button, press the qr
buttons to choose e, then press the m
button.
XOnce set, e will appear on the screen.
The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.
About the Zoom Bar
• When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. When
shooting in Macro mode, the camera cannot focus in the range of the yellow
bar.
• When zooming within the range of the yellow bar,
e will be grayed out and
shooting will be done in .
How can I take better close-ups?
• Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in Î, to prevent the camera
from moving and blurring the image (p. 74).
• You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion
of the subject (p. 79).