Regarding self-timer photography
●On taking pictures with self-timer, carefully set up the camera on a tripod or a horizontal stable plane.
●The self-timer mode is canceled each time self-timer photog- raphy is complete. If you want to continue to take pictures with self-timer, set the self-timer switch for each photography.
Regarding close-up
●In the close-up mode, it takes a slightly long time compared with the normal photography to actuate the shutter after the shutter release button is pressed, because the lens is com- paratively slowly operated for precise focalization.
●In the close-up mode, the actual photographing field is limited to the range below the parallax correction marks (side marks) appearing in the viewfinder. In the close-up mode carefully determine composition of the picture before pressing the shut- ter release button.
●In a close-up in a dark place where the camera activates the automatic flash function, the object may be illuminated too brightly by the flashlight. In such a case, take a picture at a distant of 0.5 m or more from the object.
●When a close-up subject is extremely dark, the camera occasionally falls into difficulty in focusing. In such a case, temporarily light up the subject with a light bulb or the like to make the camera easily come into focus. In the close-up mode, the camera has difficulty in focusing on such objects as men- tioned below.
●Flat objects unclear between light and shade (sky, white wall, bonnet of a car, etc.),
●Objects plane in surface such as a plane with horizontal lines,
●Fast moving objects,
●Dark objects and places (low luminance/illuminance),
●Objects in backlight or strongly reflective objects,
●Flickering objects such as fluorescent lamp, etc.
On photographing such an object, be sure to lock the focus (focus lock function) before pressing the shutter.
