Macro Mode

Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups of subjects in the range of 5 to 50 cm (0.16 to 1.6 ft.) at wide angle end and 15 to 50 cm (0.49 to 1.6 ft.) at telephoto end.

1 Press the button to turn the LCD monitor on.

2 Press thebutton.

• The icon appears on the display panel and on the LCD monitor.

• Press thebutton again to cancel the macro mode.

3

Shoot the image.

 

 

• The indicator beside the viewfinder will light yellow when the shutter button

 

is pressed halfway.

 

Mode (p. 51).

 

• Shooting procedures are the same as for the

 

• In macro mode, the correct image brightness sometimes cannot be obtained with

 

flash photography. Please set the ND filter to [On] and use the separately sold

 

Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX or the Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX for flash photography

 

in the macro mode. Use the

or mode and set the aperture to a higher value

as required by the shooting conditions.

• Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 204).

•Always use the LCD monitor to compose images in macro mode. Shooting with the viewfinder is possible, though, the parallax phenomenon may cause images composed with the optical viewfinder to be off-center.

•When the lens is zoomed to the wide angle end, the recordable area is approximately 74 x 54 mm (2.9 x 2.1 in.) at the closest focal distance, and at telephoto end, it is approximately 55 x 41 mm (2.2 x 1.6 in.), roughly the size of a business card. If optional Close-up Lens 250D 58mm (p. 184) is used in macro mode, the recordable area is approximately 37 x 27 mm (1.5 x 1.1 in.) at maximum telephoto.

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