e Shooting Close-ups (Macro/Super Macro)

You can shoot an object at a close distance or even shoot extreme closeups of it. In œ mode you can approach the subject even closer than in e mode. The optical zoom (p. 24) or digital zoom (p. 63) cannot be used.

Press the q button.

Select eor œ.

Press the qr buttons or turn the  dial to select eor œ, then press the m button.

Xe or œ will appear on the screen.

XIn œ, the zoom will lock at the maximum wide angle.

To restore to the original setting, select

 

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Shooting Range

 

 

Shooting Range (Maximum Wide Angle)

e Macro

2 – 50 cm (0.79 in. – 1.6 ft.)

œ Super Macro

0 – 2 cm (0 – 0.79 in.)

About the Zoom Bar in e.

When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the monitor. The camera cannot focus in e in the yellow portion of the bar.

When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, e will be grayed out and shooting will be done in .

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. 79).

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