Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot G1 X Mark II)
| Article ID: ART115865 |
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Date published: 05/12/2015 |
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Date last updated: 08/15/2015 |
Description
Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot G1 X Mark II)
Solution
| Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot G1 X Mark II) ID
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If you are shooting a subject at a close distance, and if the subject cannot be easily focused within the normal shooting range, switching the normal mode to the [Macro] (  ) mode will make it easier to focus on the subject.
IMPORTANT
- The following sections explain the setting procedures when the cameras shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] (
 ).
- If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
The shooting distance of each [Focusing Range] and the shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] settings cannot be made
1. Press the power button to turn the camera on.
2. Press the <  > button, choose [Macro] ( ) (either press the <  ><  > buttons or turn the <  > dial), and then press the <FUNC./SET> (  ) button.
3. Once the setting is complete, ( ) is displayed.
REFERENCE
- To prevent camera shake, try mounting the camera on a tripod and shooting with the camera set to [Self-Timer].
REFERENCE
- If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
- With the AF frame mode set to [Face AiAF], using Touch Shutter returns the camera to [
 ].
NOTE
- The screen indications when operating the <Zoom lever> in [Macro] () mode are as follows.
In the  yellow bar display area below the zoom bar,  [  ] will turn gray and the camera will not focus.
The shooting distance for each [Focusing Range] is as shown in the following table (from the end of the lens). If you shoot beyond the following ranges, the subject may be out of focus.
Also, the [Focusing Range] cannot be set in some shooting modes. Please see the following table for details.
| Model | Shooting Range | Shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] cannot be set |
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[Normal]
| [Macro]
| [Underwater macro]*3
| [Quick]*4
| [Manual focus]
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| PowerShot G1 X Mark II | 5 cm (2.0 in.) infinity (W)*1
40 cm 1.3 ft.) infinity (T)*2 | 5 50 cm (2.0 in. 1.6 ft.) (W)*1 | 5 50 cm (2.0 in. 1.6 ft.) (W)*1 | 1.5 - 20 m (4.9 - 66 ft.) (W)*1
1.5 - 20 m (4.9 - 66 ft.) (T)*2 | 5 cm (2.0 in.) infinity (W)*1
40 cm
(1.3 ft.) infinity (T) *2 |
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*1 (W): When turning the < Zoom Lever > toward (
) to the maximum wide angle side (Max. wide angle).
*2 (T): When turning the < Zoom Lever > toward (
) to the maximum telephoto side (Max. telephoto).
*3 In [
] mode, optical zoom is set to maximum wide angle.
*4 In [
] mode, subjects at close range may not be in focus. In this case, try setting the focus range to [
].
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