Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot SX610 HS)

Article ID: ART100432

Date published: 05/11/2015

Date last updated: 08/14/2015

Description

Solution

Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot SX610 HS)

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Solution

If you are shooting a subject at close range, and if the subject cannot be easily focused within the normal shooting range, switching from the normal mode to the [Macro] (

) mode will make it easier to focus on the subject.

IMPORTANT

The following explanations are provided based on the assumption that the [Shooting Mode] is set to [Program] ().

The edges of the image may darken if the flash fires.

For more information on the shooting distance of each [Focusing Range] and the shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] settings cannot be made, please refer to the table at the end of the page.

1. Press the <Power> button to turn the camera on.

2. Press the <Macro> (

) button.

3. The following screen appears.

Press the [

], [

] buttons to choose [Macro] (

), and then press the <FUNC./SET> (

) button.

Once the setting is complete, [Macro] (

) is displayed on the LCD Monitor.

REFERENCE

Try attaching the camera to a tripod and shooting in [Self-Timer] () mode to prevent the camera from moving and blurring the image.

NOTE

The screen indications when operating the <Zoom lever> in [Macro] () mode are as follows.

When you move the <Zoom lever>, the [Zoom bar] appears on the screen.

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 distance			Shooting modes in which [Focusing Range] cannot be set
	[Normal]	[Macro]	[Telephoto]

PowerShot SX610 HS	5 cm - (2.0 in. - infinity)(W)*	5 - 50cm (2.0 in. 1.6 ft.)(W)	3 m (9.8 ft. - infinity) (W)*	, , , , , ,
	1.0 m (3.3 ft. - infinity) (T)**		3 m - (9.8 ft. - infinity) (T)**