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Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings 53
Macro Mode
Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups of subjects in the range of 6 to 70 cm
(2.4 in. to 2.3 ft.) at maximum wide angle and 20 to 70 cm (7.9 in. to 2.3 ft.) at
maximum telephoto.
1
Press the
button.
• The LCD monitor will turn on.
2
Press the button.
• The icon will show in the display panel or the
LCD monitor.
• Press the
button again to cancel the macro
mode.
3
Shoot the image.
• The indicator beside the viewfinder will shine
yellow when the shutter button is pressed
halfway.
• Shooting procedures are the same as for the
Auto mode (p. 41).
• The macro mode cannot be selected in the , and shooting modes.
• Please use the separately sold Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX for flash photography in
the macro mode. Shoot from a focal distance greater than 20 cm (8 in.). To shoot
closer, use the
or mode and set the aperture to a higher value.
• Always use the LCD monitor to compose images in macro mode. The parallax
phenomenon may cause images composed with the optical viewfinder to be off-
center.
• When the lens is zoomed to the maximum wide angle, the recordable area is
approximately 60 x 82 mm (2.36 x 3.2 in.) at the closest focal distance, and at
maximum telephoto, it is approximately 62 x 84 mm (2.44 x 3.2 in.), roughly the
size of a business card. If optional Close-up Lens 250D (p. 128) is used in macro
mode, the recordable area is approximately 38 x 50 mm (1.5 x 2 in.) at
maximum telephoto.
• Turning the camera off cancels the setting.