2Press the Mode button on the back of the camera.

Mode button

For a few seconds, the word MACRO appears on the LCD screen, and the frame around the image turns green.

3Press the shutter button halfway to lock the auto focus. The status light turns orange, and a small green circle appears in the upper right corner of the screen. While you hold the button down, you can reframe your picture if you want.

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4Press the button all the way down to capture the image.

5To turn off macro mode, press the mode button three times or turn off the camera.

NOTE

When you take macro close-ups, you should use a tripod (as described in Appendix A) and disable the flash. Otherwise, your pictures may appear blurry and washed-out.

Taking Digital Panoramic Pictures

Images in the digital panorama format are long and narrow, although they are not captured at a wider angle than normal images. Strips at the top and bottom of the image area are cropped out. Smaller file sizes mean you can store more pictures in the panorama format.

Make sure the camera dial is set to View, and follow these steps to take a panoramic picture:

1Press the Mode button twice.

Using Advanced Camera Features 1-3