Focus range
When a subject is too close to the camera, the picture may not be properly focused. The shortest recording distance differs depending on the zoom ratio and the setting in macro recording mode.
During optical zooming | Shortest recording distance∗1 | |
Zoom ratio (guideline) | [Macro Mode] | [Macro Mode] |
| ∗2 | OFF∗3 |
1× | 3 cm (0.10 feet) | 50 cm (1.64 feet) |
2× | 10 cm (0.33 feet) | 50 cm (1.64 feet) |
3× | 20 cm (0.66 feet) | 50 cm (1.64 feet) |
4× | 40 cm (1.32 feet) | 50 cm (1.64 feet) |
5× | 1 m (3.28 feet) | 1 m (3.28 feet) |
6× | 1.5 m (4.92 feet) | 1.5 m (4.92 feet) |
7× - 11× | 2 m (6.57 feet) | 2 m (6.57 feet) |
12× - 15× | 1.5 m (4.92 feet) | 2 m (6.57 feet) |
16× | 1 m (3.28 feet) | 2 m (6.57 feet) |
∗1 The shortest recording distance is the distance from the lens front to the subject. This distance changes gradually depending on the zoom position.
∗2 The shortest recording distance is identical under the following settings.
•[Intelligent Auto] Mode
•[Food], [Candle Light], [Baby], [Pet], [High Sens.], [Flash Burst], [Pin Hole], [Film Grain], [High Dynamic], [Underwater], [High Speed Movie] in Scene Mode
∗3 The shortest recording distance is identical under the following settings.
•[Portrait], [Soft Skin], [Transform], [Panorama Assist], [Sports], [Party], [Sunset], [Starry Sky], [Beach], [Snow], [Photo Frame] in Scene Mode
●Ranges for focus alignment differ for Scene Modes.
●It may take some time until distant subjects come into focus.
●Using a tripod and [Selftimer] is recommended. Also, when recording a subject that is
close to the camera, setting [Flash] to 
[Forced Flash Off] is recommended. ●Moving the camera after aligning the focus is likely to result in poorly focused pictures
if subject is close to the camera, due to the margin for focus alignment being severely reduced.
●Resolution may be reduced around the edges of the picture.
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