Panasonic DMC-FZ8 Taking Close-up Pictures, You can also use the focus switch button to select

Advanced (Recording pictures)

Taking Close-up

Pictures

This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers. You can take pictures of a subject as close as 5 cm (0.17 feet) from the lens by rotating the zoom lever upmost to Wide (1k).

As you rotate the zoom lever towards Tele, the distance from the subject that you can take close-up pictures increases in steps up to a maximum of 2 m (6.6 feet). (11k)

1 Press and hold the focus switch button until the focus switch selection screen appears.

2 Press 3/4 to select [AF MACRO].

FOCUS

AF

AF MACRO

MF

or

SELECT SET MENU

•You can also use the focus switch button to select.

3 Press [MENU/SET].

•You can also press the shutter button halfway or press the center of the joystick to finish.

•The menu screen disappears after about 5 seconds. At this time, the selected item is automatically set.

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∫Focus range

5 cm (0.17 feet)

2 m (6.6 feet)

1 m (3.3 feet)

•The zoom magnification values will change when using the extended optical zoom.

∫Tele-macro function

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When you rotate the zoom lever upmost to Tele, you can take pictures approaching the subject at a distance up to 1 m (3.3 feet) from the lens. (The tele-macro icon

[ ] appears.) It is convenient when taking close-up pictures of flowers blooming near the ground while standing up or when taking close-up pictures of insects from a distant position.

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