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Basic Photography and Playback: L (Auto) Mode
Macro Close-up Mode
Macro close-up mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 10 cm
(3.9 in.). Note that the flash may be unable to light shots entire subject at
distances of less than 30 cm (11.8 in.). If flash fires, play the picture back and
check the results.
1 Press L (macro close-up mode).
• The macro close-up mode is displayed.
2 Press the multi selector G or H to
choose [On] and press d.
•The F icon is displayed.
• The monitor will return to the normal display for
the current mode if the setting is not applied by
pressing d within five seconds.
• For information on using the multi selector, see
“Multi Selector” (c 8).
3 Press v (k) or t (j) to frame the pic-
ture.
• Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position.
The camera can focus at a distance of 10 cm
(3.9 in.) at the zoom position at which L turns
green.
4 Focus and shoot.
• The macro close-up mode applied in L mode is
stored in the camera’s memory even after the cam-
era is turned off.
k Macro Close-up Mode
In macro close-up mode, the camera focuses continuously, even when the shutter-release
button is not pressed halfway to lock focus.
ON
OFF
Macro close-up