Advanced (Recording pictures)

[CLOSE-UP]

This mode allows you to take close-up pictures of a subject, e.g. when taking pictures of flowers.

[FLOWER]

Flowers outdoors are recorded with natural colors in macro settings. The guidelines are displayed. (P62)

[FOOD]

You can take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.

[OBJECTS]

You can take clear and vivid pictures of accessories or small objects in a collection.

[CREATIVE CLOSE-UP]

You can change the degree of blurring of the background by changing the aperture value in the macro settings. (P80) (Set value will not be applied for motion picture recording.)

Note

•During motion picture recording, the motion picture will reflect the settings for each mode with [FLOWER], [FOOD] and [OBJECTS]. [CREATIVE CLOSE-UP] is suitable for near distance motion picture recording.

•We recommend using a tripod and the self-timer.

•We recommend setting the flash to [Œ] when you take pictures at close range.

•The range in which the focus is adjusted is shown below.

–[FOOD]: 1 cm (0.04 feet) (wide)/2 m (6.57 feet) (Tele) to

–[FLOWER]/[OBJECTS]/[CREATIVE CLOSE-UP]: 1 cm (0.04 feet) (wide)/1 m (3.28 feet) (Tele) to

•If the distance between the camera and the subject is beyond the focus range of the camera, the picture may not be properly focused even if the focus indication lights.

•When a subject is close to the camera, the effective focus range is significantly narrowed. Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is changed after focusing on the subject, it may become difficult to focus on it again.

•Close-up Mode gives priority to a subject close to the camera. Therefore, if the distance between the camera and the subject is far, it takes longer to focus on it.

•When you take pictures at close range, the resolution of the periphery of the picture may decrease slightly. This is not a malfunction.

•If the lens becomes dirty with fingerprints or dust, the lens may not be able to focus on the subject correctly.

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