Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot SX400 IS)

Article ID: ART115910

Date published: 05/12/2015

Date last updated: 08/15/2015

Description

Solution

Shooting subjects up close (PowerShot SX400 IS)

ID : 8202106400 _ EN _ 1

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 section explains the setting procedures when the cameras shooting mode has been set to [Program AE] ().
If the flash fires, vignetting may occur.
Be careful to avoid damaging the lens.

For 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] 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.
The camera cannot focus in the yellow portion of the bar (When zooming within the range of the yellow bar, () will be grayed out).

The shooting distance for each [Focusing Range] is as shown in the following table. If you shoot beyond the following ranges, the subject may be out of focus.

Also, [Macro] cannot be set in some shooting modes. Please see the following table for details.

Model	Focusing Range		Shooting modes in which [Macro] cannot be set.
	[Normal]	[Macro]

PowerShot SX400 IS	5 cm (2.0 in.) infinity (W)*	0 50 cm (0.0 in. 1.6 ft.)(W)	, ,
	1.4 m (4.6 ft.) infinity (T)**