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Taking close-up pictures
Recording Mode:
When you want to enlarge the subject, setting to [AF Macro] ( ) enables you to take
pictures at an even closer distance than the normal focus range (up to 3 cm (0.10 feet) for
max. W).
Press ▼ to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [AF Macro] and press [MENU/SET]
display
■ Taking close-up pictures without standing
close to subject ( “Tele macro” function)
“Tele macro” operates automatically when zoom
ratios are close to the maximum T setting. The focus
can be aligned for distances as close as 1 m (3.28
feet). ( changes to )
[Macro Zoom]
To take even larger images of the subject, setting to [Macro Zoom] enables the subject to
appear even larger than when using [AF Macro].
Press ▼ to display [Macro Mode]
Use cursor button to select [Macro Zoom] and press [MENU/
SET]
Adjust the Digital Zoom magnification with the zoom lever
Return Enlarge
The zoom position is fixed at the Wide
end.
Focus range is 3 cm (0.10 feet) - ∞.
Digital Zoom magnification (1 x to 3 x)
●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.
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
Zoom ratio (guideline)
Shortest recording distance∗1
[Macro Mode]
∗2
[Macro Mode]
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.
●In [Macro Zoom], higher magnification results in lower picture quality.
●When [Macro Zoom] is set, Extra Optical Zoom or [i.ZOOM] does not work.
●[Macro Zoom] cannot be set in [3D Photo Mode].
●When [AF Tracking] is set, zoom macro is cancelled.
