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Using the macro focus setting
Use the macro focus setting to shoot a close-up of the subject on land, such as
flowers or insects.
The effective range is between 2 to 3ft (60 to 90 cm).
1. Open the lens cover, turn the mode dial to the
mode, and power on the camera.
2. Move the focus switch located on the front side
of the camera to the position.
■ The icon appears on the LCD monitor and
status LCD.
3. Compose the picture.
4. Press the shutter button.
■ To disable macro photography, slide the focus switch back to normal.
Camera’s focus is now set to
macro distance.
• When shooting a close-up in macro mode, use the image LCD monitor to compose your shot.
• Using optical viewfinder may result in parallax error.
• For land pictures taken at 3ft. shooting distance, take pictures in portrait and macro focus
setting and compare the results.
• After a macro shot is taken DO NOT FORGET
to reset the lens to the landscape position.
• We do not recommend setting focus to macro for underwater pictures. Use
Landscape/Seascape focus for underwater.
We do not recommend setting to focus to portrait for underwater pictures. Underwater pictures in
portrait focus setting will only be sharp from 2’ to 5’ (60cm to 1.5m).
Using the Portrait focus setting
The portrait focus setting, suitable for scenery
shooting, is used when the distance to the subject
is 3’ to 6’ (90cm to 1.8m).
1. Open the lens cover, then the mode dial to
mode, and power on the camera.
2. Move the focus switch located on the front side
of the camera to the position.
3. Compose the picture.
4. Press the shutter button.
