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.

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Press the button.

• The LCD monitor will turn on.

Press the button.

•The icon will show in the display panel or the LCD monitor.

•Press the button again to cancel the macro mode.

3Shoot 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.

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