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Advanced Features
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eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Available Photography mode:
Select Macro mode to take close-up shots.
Set the Mode switch to “q”.
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Set the Mode dial to “B”, “N”, “M”, “<” or “>”
mode.
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3The Macro mode setting changes each time you
press the “e(d)” button.
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Any of the following cancels Macro mode:
iChanging the Mode dial setting
iTurning the camera off
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If the flash is too bright, use flash brightness adjustment
(➡P.49).
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Use a tripod to avoid camera shake when shooting in the
dark (when “∂” appears).
When using the viewfinder to take a picture in Macro mode, the field visible through the viewfinder
does not match the field actually photographed because the viewfinder and lens are in different
positions. Use the LCD monitor to take pictures in Macro mode.
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>MANUAL
PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS
Set the Mode dial to “>”.
Use Manual mode to set any shutter speed and
aperture setting.
Setting the shutter speed
Press “a” or “b” to select the shutter speed.
hShutter speed setting
2 sec. to 1/2000 sec. in 1/3 EV increments
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See P.110 for information on EVs.
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Use a tripod to avoid camera shake.
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In shots with long exposures, noise (dots) may appear on the
image.
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If the shutter speed is set to a speed faster than 1/1000 sec.,
the image may appear dark even if the flash is used.
Setting the aperture
1Hold down the “D” button.
2Press “a” or “b” to select the aperture.
hAperture settings
Wide-angle: F2.9 to F8 in 1/3 EV increments
Telephoto: F5.5 to F8 in 1/3 EV increments
◆The exposure indicator ◆
Use the exposure indicator on the LCD monitor as a
guide when setting the exposure.
When the brightness of the subject is outside the
camera’s brightness metering range, the indicator
moves to the (+) end to show that the image will be
overexposed (the (+) turns yellow) or to the (–) end to
show that the image will be underexposed (the (–)
turns yellow).
Shutter speed
Aperture
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Exposure indicator
Focal range Effective flash range Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
eMacro Approx. 6.7 cm-80 cm
(2.6 in.-2.6 ft.)
Approx. 30 cm-80 cm
(1.0 ft.-2.6 ft.)
Approx. 28 mm-42 mm
Max. zoom scale 1.4×
¤Super macro Approx. 2.6 cm-15 cm
(1.0 in.-5.9 in.)
Flash not available. Optical zooming cannot be
used.
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