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Advanced
Features
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eMACRO (CLOSE-UP)

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Select Macro mode to take close-up shots.

Set the Power switch to “q”.
1

Set the Mode dial to “B”, “N”, “M”, “<” or “>”

mode.

2
3The Macro mode setting changes each time you

press the “e” button.

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Macro mode is cancelled in the following situations:
iWhen the Photography mode is changed to “r” or “?”
iWhen the camera is turned off
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!
If the flash is too bright, use flash brightness adjustment
(➡P.64).
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If you are shooting in a dark location (when the “|” camera
shake warning icon appears), use a tripod to prevent camera
shake.
Focal range Effective flash range Optical zoom focal length
(35 mm camera equivalent)
eMacro Approx. 10 cm-80 cm
(3.9 in.-2.6 ft.)
Approx. 30 cm-80 cm
(1.0 ft.-2.6 ft.)
Approx. 35 mm-80 mm
Max. zoom scale 2.3×
Super Macro Approx. 1 cm-20 cm
(0.4 in.-7.9 in.)
Flash cannot be used. Optical zooming cannot be
used.

EUSING AE LOCK

STILL PHOTOGRAPHY FUNCTIONS

Use this function to take pictures with the exposure locked for a particular subject.

Set the Power switch to “q”.
1

Set the Mode dial to “B”, “?”, “N”, “M” or “<”

mode.

2
3Position the subject in the center of the screen and

press the “E” button.

“R” appears on the screen and the exposure is

locked while you hold down the “E” button.

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AE lock cannot be used when Long-period continuous
shooting is selected.

With the “E” button held down, press the

Shutter button down halfway to focus the shot and

then compose the shot again.

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Once you press the Shutter button down halfway, the
exposure remains locked even if you release the “E”
button.
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When the AE lock is applied, pressing the Shutter button
down halfway only sets the focus.
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