R Zooming In on Close Subjects (Digital Macro)
You can zoom in on subjects and take pictures while close to them. The possible shooting range is approximately 2 – 50 cm (0.8 in. – 1.6 ft.) (when moving the zoom lever to the maximum wide angle side as on p. 63) from the end of the lens, however, you can shoot zooming in even closer to the subject using the digital zoom.
Using the digital zoom may cause images to come out rough depending on the recorded pixels (p. 68).
Set the mode switch to K (p. 40).Turn the  dial to R.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.
Zones Where 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, so that the camera does not move and blur the image (p. 74).
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