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. 62) cannot be used.
Press the q button.
Choose eor œ.
●Press the qrbuttons or turn the Âdial to choose e or œ, then press the m button.
XThe icon for the mode will appear.
XIn œ, the zoom will lock at the maximum wide angle.
Shooting Range
| Macro Mode | Shooting Range (Maximum Wide Angle) |
e | Macro | 10 – 50 cm (3.9 in. – 1.6 ft.) |
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œ | Super Macro | 0 – 10 cm (0 – 3.9 in.) |
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About the zoom bar in e
•When you move the zoom lever, the zoom bar appears on the screen. 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 
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How can I take better
•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. 77).
•You can reduce the AF frame size when you want to focus on a specific portion of the subject (p. 83).
•If you use the flash when shooting in Macro mode, the edges of the
image may darken.
•Be careful to avoid damaging the lens when shooting in Super Macro mode.
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