Nikon L5 manual Macro Close-up Mode, Press L macro close-up mode, Focus and shoot

Macro Close-up Mode

Macro close-up mode is used for taking pictures of objects as close as 4 cm (1.6 in.). Note that the flash may be unable to light shots entire subject at distances of less than 50 cm (1 ft. 7.7 in.). If flash fires, play the picture back and check the results.

1 Press L (macro close-up mode).

• The macro close-up mode is displayed.

2 Press the multi selector G or H to choose [On] and press d.

•The F icon is displayed.

•The monitor will return to the normal display for the current mode if the setting is not applied by pressing d within five seconds.

•For information on using the multi selector, see “Multi Selector” (c 8).

Macro close-up

ON

OFF

Basic Photography and Playback:

3 Press v (k) or t (j) to frame the pic- ture.

•Minimum focus distance varies with zoom position. The camera can focus at a distance of 4 cm (1.6 in.) at the zoom position at which L turns green.

4 Focus and shoot.

•The macro close-up mode applied in L mode is stored in the camera’s memory even after the cam- era is turned off.

kMacro Close-up Mode

L (Auto) Mode

In macro close-up mode, the camera focuses continuously, even when the shutter-release button is not pressed halfway to lock focus.

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