Shooting Far Away Subjects (Infinity)

You can shoot landscapes and far away subjects. The focusing range is 3 m (9.8 ft.) and greater from the camera.

Choose u.

After pressing the qbutton, press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to choose u, then press the m button.

XOnce set, u will appear.

Zooming In on Close Subjects (Digital Macro)

You can zoom in on close subjects. The possible shooting range is approximately 5 – 10 cm (2.0 – 3.9 in.) from the end of the lens. However, you can zoom in even closer on the subject using the digital zoom.

The digital zoom may cause images to appear coarse at some recording pixel settings (p. 72).

Set the mode switch to 4 (p. 42).

Choose R.

Choose R in Step 2 on p. 56.

XThe optical zoom will lock at the maximum wide angle.

Use the zoom lever to compose the shot.

XThe camera will zoom in and the zoom factor will appear.

Zoom Factors at which Images Deteriorate

No image deterioration (zoom factor appears white)

Image deterioration (zoom factor appears blue)

Using Î

You are recommended to attach the camera to a tripod and shoot in Î, to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image (p. 78).

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