Commonly Used Shooting Functions 75

Shooting Close-ups (Macro)

See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 270).

Shooting Mode *

* Cannot be set in , , or mode.

Use this mode to shoot close-ups of flowers or small items. The image area at the minimum shooting distance from the end of the lens to this subject is as follows:

Maximum wide angle setting: 28 × 20 mm (1.1 × 0.79 in.)

Minimum shooting distance: 1 cm (0.39 in.)

1 Press the button.

1.Use the or button to select .

• The zoom bar will display while you

 

 

 

 

adjust the zoom. In macro mode the

 

 

 

 

bar will appear yellow when the zoom

 

 

 

 

range prohibits focusing. The

icon

Zoom Bar

 

 

will gray out and the focusing range

Yellow bar

 

 

becomes that of normal shooting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

To Cancel the Macro Mode:

Press the button and use the or button to display (Normal).

zUse the LCD monitor to compose close-ups in macro mode since images composed with the viewfinder may be off- center.

zUsing the flash in macro mode may cause image edges to darken.