Macro Mode

Use the macro mode to shoot close-ups of subjects in the range of 10 to 50 cm (3.9 in. to 1.6 ft.) at wide angle end and 30 to 50 cm (1.0 ft. to 1.6 ft.) at telephoto end.

1Press the button to turn the LCD monitor on.

2Press the button.

•The icon appears on the LCD monitor.

•Press the button again to cancel the macro mode.

3Shoot the image.

•The indicator beside the viewfinder will light yellow when the shutter button is pressed halfway.

•Shooting procedures are the same as for theMode (p. 45).

• Some settings are not available with certain Shooting modes. Please refer to Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 180).

•Always use the LCD monitor to compose images in macro mode. Shooting with the viewfinder is possible, though, the parallax phenomenon may cause images composed with the optical viewfinder to be off-center (p. 32).

•When the lens is zoomed out to the wide angle end, the recordable area is 110 ⋅ 80 mm (4.33 in. ⋅ 3.15 in.) at the closest focal distance, and at telephoto end, it is 113 ⋅ 83 mm (4.45 in. ⋅ 3.27 in.).

•The exposure may not be optimal when the flash is used in macro mode.

Shooting - Letting the Camera Select Settings

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